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AsiaPacific

Latest Japan mad cow case and Italy cases "similar"
Two cases of mad cow disease found in Italy last year show some similarities to the most recent case found in a bull in Japanthis month, which showed atypical test results, a Japanese farm ministry official said on Tuesday.

Americas

Mexico 1st-half agriculture exports to U.S. rise
Mexican agricultural exports to the United States rose 10.6 percent in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2002, a government official said on Monday.

Mexico Reopens Border To U.S. Cattle As FMD Tests Are Negative
As cattle futures resume trade this week, they have one less potentially negative factor to deal with. The potential foot and mouth disease (FMD) case in Texashas ruled out.

Europe

Britain May Be Back in Japan
British pork will be allowed to be exported to Japan following the granting of export licenses, it was announced at Anuga.

WTO envoys seek common ground after Cancun failure
Top World Trade Organization (WTO) envoys meet on Tuesday for the first time since the dramatic collapse of free trade talks in Mexicolast month, but diplomats doubted bridges would be easily re-built.

USA

Mexican farmers in Iowa criticize NAFTA
A group of Mexican farmers came to Des Moines on Monday to tell Iowans that imports of cheap corn, soybeans and meat produced in the United Statesare devastating the Mexican countryside.

AsiaPacific

Latest Japan mad cow case and Italy cases "similar"
Two cases of mad cow disease found in Italy last year show some similarities to the most recent case found in a bull in Japanthis month, which showed atypical test results, a Japanese farm ministry official said on Tuesday.

Americas

Mexico 1st-half agriculture exports to U.S. rise
Mexican agricultural exports to the United States rose 10.6 percent in the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2002, a government official said on Monday.

Mexico Reopens Border To U.S. Cattle As FMD Tests Are Negative
As cattle futures resume trade this week, they have one less potentially negative factor to deal with. The potential foot and mouth disease (FMD) case in Texashas ruled out.

Europe

Britain May Be Back in Japan
British pork will be allowed to be exported to Japan following the granting of export licenses, it was announced at Anuga.

WTO envoys seek common ground after Cancun failure
Top World Trade Organization (WTO) envoys meet on Tuesday for the first time since the dramatic collapse of free trade talks in Mexicolast month, but diplomats doubted bridges would be easily re-built.

USA

Mexican farmers in Iowa criticize NAFTA
A group of Mexican farmers came to Des Moines on Monday to tell Iowans that imports of cheap corn, soybeans and meat produced in the United Statesare devastating the Mexican countryside.