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UPDATE 2-US sees EU movement in WTO agricultural talks
WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Monday he was optimistic that the European Union could adopt the goal of eliminating agricultural export subsidies as part of a new world trade deal.

Searching for Disease Controls
An international conference on animal health calls for new measures to control animal disease outbreaks.

Beef Prices May Climb
Concern is rising in the United Kingdom over beef prices when subsidies are removed.

Italy reports second case of BSE this year
The Agriculture Department has admitted a breakdown in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy inspection protocol at a Texas processing company and is investigating a violation of agency policy by not testing for BSE a cow condemned for possible neurological disease.

USA

UPDATE 2-US mad cow test procedure violated in Texas-USDA
WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Inspectors failed to perform a required mad cow test on a suspicious cow in Texas, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday, just as the Bush administration is pushing to reopen world markets to U.S. beef.

Direct Marketing Debated
Mississippi livestock producers believe consumers will pay more for meat if they know the source of the animals from which it came.

BREAKING NEWS: USDA admits cow at risk for BSE slips through testing system
The Agriculture Department has admitted a breakdown in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy inspection protocol at a Texas processing company and is investigating a violation of agency policy by not testing for BSE a cow condemned for possible neurological disease.

Europe

UPDATE 2-US sees EU movement in WTO agricultural talks
WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick said on Monday he was optimistic that the European Union could adopt the goal of eliminating agricultural export subsidies as part of a new world trade deal.

Searching for Disease Controls
An international conference on animal health calls for new measures to control animal disease outbreaks.

Beef Prices May Climb
Concern is rising in the United Kingdom over beef prices when subsidies are removed.

Italy reports second case of BSE this year
The Agriculture Department has admitted a breakdown in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy inspection protocol at a Texas processing company and is investigating a violation of agency policy by not testing for BSE a cow condemned for possible neurological disease.

USA

UPDATE 2-US mad cow test procedure violated in Texas-USDA
WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Inspectors failed to perform a required mad cow test on a suspicious cow in Texas, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Monday, just as the Bush administration is pushing to reopen world markets to U.S. beef.

Direct Marketing Debated
Mississippi livestock producers believe consumers will pay more for meat if they know the source of the animals from which it came.

BREAKING NEWS: USDA admits cow at risk for BSE slips through testing system
The Agriculture Department has admitted a breakdown in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy inspection protocol at a Texas processing company and is investigating a violation of agency policy by not testing for BSE a cow condemned for possible neurological disease.