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AsiaPacific

Free trade can be bad for poor -- World Vision poll
Pushing developing nations into liberalizing their markets and exporting a narrow range of products leads to trade volatility, lower economic growth and increased poverty, according to a survey by charity World Vision.

New agreement for beef exports to Korea
The USDA has reached a new agreement with South Korea, one of the United States' top customers for beef exports. Korea had requested country-of-origin certification for U.S. beef exports following the Canadian BSE incident. This agreement will allow export certifications, beginning Oct.1, to read: "The meat was derived from animals born and raised in the United States or from animals which were resident in the United States for at least three months. The meat was derived from animals which were slaughtered in the United States."

It's cool to be a cowboy in Brazil's 'Wild West'
The streets are filled with cowboys and cowgirls, and the warm breezes carry the aroma of barbecued meat. Over in the stadium, the bulls are running wild, while in the midway, speakers blast music about big hearts, broken hearts, and achy-breaky hearts.

Americas

Argentina sees record agricultural exports in 2003
Argentine agricultural exports are likely to reach a record $15.3 billion in 2003 thanks to a rise in international prices and rising volume, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.

Birthday Blues
Plans for the United Statesto import Canadian beef hit a snag over the age of cattle to be tested.

Talks on Reopening US to Canadian Cattle Focus on the Teeth of Young Cattle
The main stumbling block to getting boneless Canadian beef across the American border is in the mouths of cattle. The U.S.wants assurances the animals are younger than 30 months, which experts believe are too young to develop mad cow disease, but Canadian experts say the test used to determine age is far from definitive.

Europe

Red Meat Exports Help New Zealand Grow
Meat New Zealand says sheep and beef farmers are putting other industries to shame by increasing agriculture's contribution to GDP.

USA

USDA redistributes farm export credits to Russia
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it redistributed $40 million worth of U.S. farm export credits to Russiafor fiscal 2003 to two federal programs, instead of four.

WTO Ministerial Tele-news Conference at 2 p.m. EDT
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S Trade Representative Ambassador Allen Johnson will hold a tele-news conference to discuss WTO Ministerial starting at 2p.m. EDT. Agricultural and trade officials from around the world will convene in Cancun, MexicoSeptember 10-14 for the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference.

AsiaPacific

Free trade can be bad for poor -- World Vision poll
Pushing developing nations into liberalizing their markets and exporting a narrow range of products leads to trade volatility, lower economic growth and increased poverty, according to a survey by charity World Vision.

New agreement for beef exports to Korea
The USDA has reached a new agreement with South Korea, one of the United States' top customers for beef exports. Korea had requested country-of-origin certification for U.S. beef exports following the Canadian BSE incident. This agreement will allow export certifications, beginning Oct.1, to read: "The meat was derived from animals born and raised in the United States or from animals which were resident in the United States for at least three months. The meat was derived from animals which were slaughtered in the United States."

It's cool to be a cowboy in Brazil's 'Wild West'
The streets are filled with cowboys and cowgirls, and the warm breezes carry the aroma of barbecued meat. Over in the stadium, the bulls are running wild, while in the midway, speakers blast music about big hearts, broken hearts, and achy-breaky hearts.

Americas

Argentina sees record agricultural exports in 2003
Argentine agricultural exports are likely to reach a record $15.3 billion in 2003 thanks to a rise in international prices and rising volume, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.

Birthday Blues
Plans for the United Statesto import Canadian beef hit a snag over the age of cattle to be tested.

Talks on Reopening US to Canadian Cattle Focus on the Teeth of Young Cattle
The main stumbling block to getting boneless Canadian beef across the American border is in the mouths of cattle. The U.S.wants assurances the animals are younger than 30 months, which experts believe are too young to develop mad cow disease, but Canadian experts say the test used to determine age is far from definitive.

Europe

Red Meat Exports Help New Zealand Grow
Meat New Zealand says sheep and beef farmers are putting other industries to shame by increasing agriculture's contribution to GDP.

USA

USDA redistributes farm export credits to Russia
The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday it redistributed $40 million worth of U.S. farm export credits to Russiafor fiscal 2003 to two federal programs, instead of four.

WTO Ministerial Tele-news Conference at 2 p.m. EDT
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S Trade Representative Ambassador Allen Johnson will hold a tele-news conference to discuss WTO Ministerial starting at 2p.m. EDT. Agricultural and trade officials from around the world will convene in Cancun, MexicoSeptember 10-14 for the Fifth WTO Ministerial Conference.