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Asia Pacific

Livestock trade to Israel under threat after Cormo
Australia's $40 million live cattle and sheep trade to Israel may be under threat following the Cormo Express incident

Pact with China a trade risk
Australia has become the first major Western economy to accept China's demands that it be described as a free-market economy.

Americas

UPDATE 1-Brazil to create council to regulate GM foods
Brazil's government said on Wednesday it would submit a long-awaited bill to Congress on Thursday to regulate genetically modified foods in a move that could help resolve a growing battle over GM crops in the country.

Canadian report calls for beef-pricing probe
Canada's federal competition watchdog should conduct a price-fixing investigation to determine why supermarket meat prices did not fall after the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy sent cattle prices plunging, according to a report in Canada's Globe and Mail.

Canadian Groups See COOL Cost Scuttling Program
The proposed U.S. law on mandatory Country-Of- Origin Labeling (COOL) will be very "problematic and costly" to Canadian companies wanting to ship beef or pork, according to industry sources.

Europe

Trade Talks Must Go On
Success in the World Trade Organization talks will bring about economic growth.

USA

US to host hastily-called Americas trade meeting
The United States will host a hastily-called meeting of trade ministers on Nov. 8 in a bid to narrow differences over the goals for a Western Hemisphere free trade pact, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.

Smithfield Completes Acquisition of Farmland Foods
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced the completion of the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Farmland Foods, the pork production and processing business of Farmland Industries, Inc. The closing followed the approval of
the sale by the United States Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City, Missourion Tuesday.

USA: Cargill to merge meat operations
US agribusiness giant Cargill has said it plans to operate its beef, pork and turkey operations under the name of Cargill Meat Solutions by early next year.

COOL’s Cost
USDA’s country-of-origin labelling proposal makes clear that the cost of the plan will be enormous to the U.S. red meat industry, industry spokesmen say at the Worldwide Food Expo.

USDA: Implementing COOL to be Costly
Offsetting the costs associated with the Country of Origin Labeling provisions of the 2002 farm bill will require a 1 to 5 percent increase in related product demand, according to USDA.

Asia Pacific

Livestock trade to Israel under threat after Cormo
Australia's $40 million live cattle and sheep trade to Israel may be under threat following the Cormo Express incident

Pact with China a trade risk
Australia has become the first major Western economy to accept China's demands that it be described as a free-market economy.

Americas

UPDATE 1-Brazil to create council to regulate GM foods
Brazil's government said on Wednesday it would submit a long-awaited bill to Congress on Thursday to regulate genetically modified foods in a move that could help resolve a growing battle over GM crops in the country.

Canadian report calls for beef-pricing probe
Canada's federal competition watchdog should conduct a price-fixing investigation to determine why supermarket meat prices did not fall after the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy sent cattle prices plunging, according to a report in Canada's Globe and Mail.

Canadian Groups See COOL Cost Scuttling Program
The proposed U.S. law on mandatory Country-Of- Origin Labeling (COOL) will be very "problematic and costly" to Canadian companies wanting to ship beef or pork, according to industry sources.

Europe

Trade Talks Must Go On
Success in the World Trade Organization talks will bring about economic growth.

USA

US to host hastily-called Americas trade meeting
The United States will host a hastily-called meeting of trade ministers on Nov. 8 in a bid to narrow differences over the goals for a Western Hemisphere free trade pact, a U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.

Smithfield Completes Acquisition of Farmland Foods
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has announced the completion of the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Farmland Foods, the pork production and processing business of Farmland Industries, Inc. The closing followed the approval of
the sale by the United States Bankruptcy Court in Kansas City, Missourion Tuesday.

USA: Cargill to merge meat operations
US agribusiness giant Cargill has said it plans to operate its beef, pork and turkey operations under the name of Cargill Meat Solutions by early next year.

COOL’s Cost
USDA’s country-of-origin labelling proposal makes clear that the cost of the plan will be enormous to the U.S. red meat industry, industry spokesmen say at the Worldwide Food Expo.

USDA: Implementing COOL to be Costly
Offsetting the costs associated with the Country of Origin Labeling provisions of the 2002 farm bill will require a 1 to 5 percent increase in related product demand, according to USDA.