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Published: Aug 29, 2003

Asia Pacific

Smithfield is First U.S. Meat Processor to Brand Fresh Pork in Japan

http://directag.com/directag/news/article.jhtml?article_id=1006925
Agreement gets Smithfield into Japan's second-largest food retail chain.

All Japan's 4 BSE-infected cows fed same milk substitute

http://home.kyodo.co.jp/all/display3para.jsp?an=20020515109&cate=
Tokyo, May 15 Kyodo - A farm cooperative in Ombetsu, eastern Hokkaido, said Wednesday that a cow confirmed Monday to be infected with mad cow disease was fed the same milk substitute when a calf as were three other cows also infected with the disease in Japan.

Japan mad cow rekindles concerns about feed demand

http://www.agriculture.com/worldwide/IDS/2002-05-15T022249Z_01_T82950_RTRIDST_0_MADCOW-JAPAN-FEED.html
TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - A new case of mad cow disease in Japan has rekindled concerns about Japanese feed demand in the long run as it threatens recovery in beef consumption, although shipments may rise in the short-term, grain traders said.

Queensland ad to convince Japanese housewives to buy beef

http://just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=49481&app=1
Henry Palaszczuk, Queensland’s primary industries minister, is set to star in an advert designed to convince 1.3 million Japanese housewives that Australian beef is of good quality and safe to eat.

Beijing wooing Russia from NATO

http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/05/15/china.russia/
index.html
Beijing is hoping the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) meeting next month will redress the trend of Russia drifting closer to the NATO camp.

Americas

APHIS proposing four Mexican states to be named free of Classical Swine Fever

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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is proposing to amend its regulations by adding the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua and Sinaloa to the list of regions considered free of classical swine fever.

Europe / Russia / Middle-East

Scientist warns against relaxing BSE controls

http://www.reuters.co.uk/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=
GBRTUS2WTYLO0CRBAEKSFFAKEEATIIWD?type=topnews&StoryID=957660
A government adviser on mad cow disease has warned against relaxing rules on the sale of beef from older cattle, just one week after a review of the control was announced.

BSE adviser urges beef import curbs

http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/article.html?id=020515001061&query=beef
Tighter controls against imported beef pate, sausages and meat pies should be considered as the BSE crisis continued through Europe, a government scientific adviser warned yesterday.

How the EU Compares U.S. Subsidized Exports With Theirs

http://www.agweb.com/news_show_news_article.asp?file=AgNewsArticle_20025151040_4212&articleid=88020&newscat=GN
The European Union Ag Commission has posted on its Web site a question and answer sections regarding the U.S. farm bill. In the posting, they compare their export subsidies to the U.S.

EU Scientists Back Beef Hormone Ban

http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=3237
Reappraisal of the scientific studies into the use of hormones as growth promoters in beef cattle calls for no change in EU attitude.

Radical farmers storm Polish agriculture ministry

http://www.agriculture.com/worldwide/IDS/2002-05-15T125427Z_01_L15352583_RTRIDST_0_POLAND-PROTEST-PICTURE.html
WARSAW, May 15 (Reuters) - Radical Polish farmers, already fearing a government cave-in over farm subsidies in European Union membership talks, occupied the agriculture ministry on Thursday in protest over a slump in produce prices.

USA

NCBA Urges the Senate to Oppose Dayton-Craig Amendment to TPA

http://www.beef.org/dsp/dsp_content.cfm?locationId=717&contentTypeId=2&contentId=1219
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, Commerce Secretary Don Evans and three senators recently spoke out about the importance of Trade Promotion Authority and the need to defeat the Dayton-Craig amendment.

USDA Launches Farm Bill Implementation Web Site

http://www.agweb.com/sig_get_article.asp?file=AgNewsArticle_20025141514_512&articleid=87996&sigcat=beef
With the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 being signed into law, USDA today announced they have launched a new website aimed at helping farmers, ranchers and the general public learn the latest information about the new farm bill.

NCAA supports PETA's beef with leather basketballs

http://espn.go.com/ncb/news/2002/0514/1382489.html
The leather basketballs used in NCAA tournaments have been permanently benched. The organization said it would make the switch next season to balls made of synthetic materials. The decision comes after animal-rights activists complained about the use of leather.

US Chain Sells Private Label Irradiated Beef

http://www.meatnews.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Article&artNum=3224
US chain of food stores is the first to stock private label irradiated ground beef.

Lift Cuba embargo, Carter tells US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_
1988000/1988192.stm
Former US President Jimmy Carter calls on Washington to end its 40-year trade embargo in an historic address to the Cuban people.