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AsiaPacific

Australia boosts trade with EU and the Americas
Australia boosted its merchandise trade with the European Union and the Americaslast year despite sluggish global economic growth, the department of foreign affairs and trade said on Wednesday.

BSE Source
United Kingdom or Italycould have been the source of Japanese cattle disease.

Americas

Cuba's U.S. food purchases shoot up-official
Cuba's food purchases from the United States will increase at least 70 percent this year over 2002, the head of the state's bulk food importing company said on Tuesday, upon signing an $8-million contract to buy U.S. corn.

Europe

Russia may amend meat import quotas from 2004
Russiamay impose country quotas on beef and pork imports from next year but allow more poultry meat to be imported, a spokesman for the Economic Development and Trade Ministry said on Wednesday.

What Caused FMD in Bolivia?
Animal health investigators suspect that a recent outbreak foot and mouth disease began at a slaughter plant.

USA

Molecule in meat may trigger heart disease, cancer
Researchers at the University of California -- San Diegohave found a molecule not found in humans but abundant in lamb, pork and beef that makes its way into the body when eating red meat and causes an immune response against the molecule.

UPDATE 1-Mexico, others up for $2.8 bln in USDA credits
Mexico, South Korea and countries in Central America and the Caribbean would be leading recipients of about $2.8 billion in credit programs to boost U.S.farm exports globally, the Agriculture Department said on Tuesday.

CORRECTED - U.S. panel calls for new food pyramid guide
More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight and 30 percent suffer from obesity, which has been related to illnesses that account for one out of every eight U.S. deaths annually, according to the Surgeon General's office. (Correcting to make clear percentage of Americans affected by obesity and its link to U.S.deaths)

House Blocks Meat labeling
entering a fight that has divided the Californiafarm industry, lawmakers postponed the labeling requirement as part of a big Agriculture Department spending bill. Though not the final word, it is a crucial step in an intensely fought controversy with international dimensions.

AsiaPacific

Australia boosts trade with EU and the Americas
Australia boosted its merchandise trade with the European Union and the Americaslast year despite sluggish global economic growth, the department of foreign affairs and trade said on Wednesday.

BSE Source
United Kingdom or Italycould have been the source of Japanese cattle disease.

Americas

Cuba's U.S. food purchases shoot up-official
Cuba's food purchases from the United States will increase at least 70 percent this year over 2002, the head of the state's bulk food importing company said on Tuesday, upon signing an $8-million contract to buy U.S. corn.

Europe

Russia may amend meat import quotas from 2004
Russiamay impose country quotas on beef and pork imports from next year but allow more poultry meat to be imported, a spokesman for the Economic Development and Trade Ministry said on Wednesday.

What Caused FMD in Bolivia?
Animal health investigators suspect that a recent outbreak foot and mouth disease began at a slaughter plant.

USA

Molecule in meat may trigger heart disease, cancer
Researchers at the University of California -- San Diegohave found a molecule not found in humans but abundant in lamb, pork and beef that makes its way into the body when eating red meat and causes an immune response against the molecule.

UPDATE 1-Mexico, others up for $2.8 bln in USDA credits
Mexico, South Korea and countries in Central America and the Caribbean would be leading recipients of about $2.8 billion in credit programs to boost U.S.farm exports globally, the Agriculture Department said on Tuesday.

CORRECTED - U.S. panel calls for new food pyramid guide
More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight and 30 percent suffer from obesity, which has been related to illnesses that account for one out of every eight U.S. deaths annually, according to the Surgeon General's office. (Correcting to make clear percentage of Americans affected by obesity and its link to U.S.deaths)

House Blocks Meat labeling
entering a fight that has divided the Californiafarm industry, lawmakers postponed the labeling requirement as part of a big Agriculture Department spending bill. Though not the final word, it is a crucial step in an intensely fought controversy with international dimensions.