Asia Pacific | S.Korea lifts cull, says foot-and-mouth containedSEOUL, June 4...

Asia Pacific

S.Korea lifts cull, says foot-and-mouth contained
SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Tuesday it was raising the number of animals to be slaughtered instead of vaccinated in its effort to quell an outbreak of foot-and-mouth, and remained confident the disease would be contained.

Americas

Growing meat exports
The devaluation of the Peso and the reopening of the external market, mainly the European Union, are increasing Argentinean fresh meat exports.

Middle East

India, Pakistan play blame game
Prospects of a breakthrough in the Kashmir dispute have fade, with the leaders of India and Pakistan blaming each other for the crisis.

USA

Iowa Quality Beef Supply Network & American Foods Group Announce Joint Venture
The Iowa Quality Beef Supply Network, LLC (IQBSN) and American Foods Group today announced the signing of a memo of understanding to form a joint venture at the Iowa Quality Beef Plant. Farmland Filing Doesn't Include U.S. Premium Beef
U.S. Premium Beef Monday said that it is not included in Friday's announcement by Farmland Industries that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Cattle in Tulare County identified with bovine TB
A herd of 3,000 dairy cattle in Tulare County has been quarantined and 56 cows have been killed after a federal meat inspector found traces of bovine tuberculosis. Alarm Bells for Agro-terrorism State Concerned on Vulnerability of Food Supply
Agro-terrorism, the potentially devastating country cousin to urban terrorism, may thrust rural veterinarians and agricultural extension agents into the unaccustomed role of "first defenders," according to experts in animal and plant diseases. Transcript of Press Conference on Conservation Provisions of the Farm Bill Mark Rey, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and the Environment J.B. Penn Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Bruce Knight, Chief Natural Resources Conservation Service Jim Little, Administrator of the Farm Service Agency Washington D.C. Monday, June 3, 2002 Congressional Hearings to Open Into Sept. 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional hearings begin behind closed-doors Tuesday into the failure of the U.S. intelligence community to thwart the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Lawmakers want to determine what went wrong and what must be fixed to get the FBI and CIA to better obtain and share information, and safeguard the nation. Higher Weights Boost Pork Supply More Than 1%
'Pulling ahead' or 'lagging behind' also complicate matching farrowings and pig crops to slaughter.