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Asia Pacific

 

U.S. exporters say 110,000 T soybeans sold to China
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Private exporters reported the sale of 110,000 tonnes of soybeans to China for delivery during the 2002/03 marketing year, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.

 

Senate Committee calls for meat industry changes
A Senate report into the red meat industry has recommended research and marketing body Meat and Livestock Australia become more democratic.

 

Japan: Farm Ministry Briefs LDP on New Tracing System for Beef

The farm ministry on Thursday briefed a panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on a proposed system to identify cows and their producers as well as beef distributors to allow tracking of beef in the event of a further outbreak of mad cow disease, ministry officials said.

 

Americas

 

Mexico and U.S. have doubled agriculture trade under Nafta
Agricultural trade between Mexico and the United States has doubled since 1994, rising from US$6.34 billion in 1993 to US$12.67 billion in 2001, an increase of 99.9%, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce.Over that period, Mexican exports have risen 93.6% to US$5.26 billion, while imports from the United States have climbed 104.6% to US$7.40 billion

 

Brazilian resumes meat exports to Chile (12/12, SABI)
The Brazilian meat exports to Chile, suspended in November 7 due to foot-and-mouth disease in Paraguay (border of Mato Grosso do Sul state), were recently resumed.

Europe

 

Russia's meat threat looms over EU grain quota vote
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - EU farm ministers look set to approve annual grain import quotas from 2003 but not without a rocky ride from several countries fearful of Russia's threat to limit foreign meat purchases, diplomats said on Friday.

 

Turkey arms villagers to fend off plundering pigs
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Hungry wild pigs rampaged through Turkish villages on Friday pillaging crops and gardens as they sought food and refuge from fierce weather conditions sweeping through the country's northeast.

 

USA

 

Parents Protest Schools Irradiated Meat Plan
The Bush administration's plan to allow irradiated meat to be served to millions of U.S. school children is being criticized by some concerned parents.

Neb. Only State to Ban Corporate Farming
Nebraska may be best known for its beef, but the state has something else that sets it apart: the nation's only constitutional ban on corporate farming.

' Mad Cowboy ' details why humans should not eat meat
Howard Lyman, a fourth-generation Montana rancher, investigated the use of chemicals in agriculture after developing a spinal tumor that nearly paralyzed him.

ConAgra marketing VP to step away; led firm's consumer product shift
Tim McMahon is leaving his position as senior vice president of marketing and communications for ConAgra Foods Inc., but will continue to work for the Omaha, Neb.-based food processor as a consultant for an indefinite period, according to a copyright story in the Omaha World-Herald.