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Japan Confirms 8th Mad Cow Case
Today, Japanese officials said they had confirmed the eighth case of mad cow disease since it was first discovered September 2001. This is the first case since January.

Japanese beef market down 40 per cent
Exports to the lucrative Japanese beef market have slumped to their lowest levels in 12 months, down nearly 40 per cent.

ASEAN to Establish Trading Bloc
Ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are converging amid heavy security on the Indonesian island of BaliMonday for discussions on free trade and new measures to combat terrorism. Members have already drafted a 10-year plan on creating a European-style trading bloc.

Japan Finds 8th Mad Cow Case, First Since January
Japanese officials said on Monday they had confirmed another case of mad cow disease, the eighth since the illness was discovered in a cow in the country in September 2001 and the first since ...

Americas

Brazil Agmin says U.S. not interested in FTAA
The U.S. showed in talks this week in Trinidad and Tobago that it had no interest in a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, said on Saturday.

USA

U.S. turns down request for 2nd food exhibition in Cuba
A request by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and nine other senators for a second American food exhibition in Cuba has been rejected by the federal government. The U.S. State and Treasury departments cited Cuba's "recent repressive actions," in turning down a request for a second exhibition this year.

New Products Coming
Major U.S. food processor will introduce new products to boost meat sales.

AsiaPacific

Japan Confirms 8th Mad Cow Case
Today, Japanese officials said they had confirmed the eighth case of mad cow disease since it was first discovered September 2001. This is the first case since January.

Japanese beef market down 40 per cent
Exports to the lucrative Japanese beef market have slumped to their lowest levels in 12 months, down nearly 40 per cent.

ASEAN to Establish Trading Bloc
Ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, are converging amid heavy security on the Indonesian island of BaliMonday for discussions on free trade and new measures to combat terrorism. Members have already drafted a 10-year plan on creating a European-style trading bloc.

Japan Finds 8th Mad Cow Case, First Since January
Japanese officials said on Monday they had confirmed another case of mad cow disease, the eighth since the illness was discovered in a cow in the country in September 2001 and the first since ...

Americas

Brazil Agmin says U.S. not interested in FTAA
The U.S. showed in talks this week in Trinidad and Tobago that it had no interest in a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, said on Saturday.

USA

U.S. turns down request for 2nd food exhibition in Cuba
A request by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and nine other senators for a second American food exhibition in Cuba has been rejected by the federal government. The U.S. State and Treasury departments cited Cuba's "recent repressive actions," in turning down a request for a second exhibition this year.

New Products Coming
Major U.S. food processor will introduce new products to boost meat sales.