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Peru's agricultural output rose 1.2% in July Peru (September 5, 2002) - Peru's agricultural production grew 1.2 percent in July, compared with a year-earlier decline of 2.3 percent, as coffee and poultry output jumped, the government said on Wednesday.
The agricultural ministry said it was www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10446
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Horn of Africa faces food crisis as rains fail Nairobi (September 5, 2002) - A group of farmers in western Ethiopia destroy the homesteads of a clan reputed to have the power to bring rain, angry at the clan's failure to end a drought that has shrivelled their crops and killed their cattle.
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French hypermarket sales up 5% in Aug - FCD France (September 5, 2002) - Hypermarket sales in France rose 5.0 percent in August while supermarket sales rose 2.7 percent compared to a year ago, France's FCD retailers body said on Wednesday.
An additional Saturday compared to August 2001, plus www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10448
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French agency to rule on British beef safety France (September 5, 2002) - France's food agency may remove a long-standing source of European trade tensions this month when it rules on whether British beef is free of the deadly mad cow disease and fit to re-enter the French market.
French www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10449
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Supachai calls on China to be less protectionist, more transparent South Africa (September 5, 2002) - China has made progress since joining the World
Trade Organisation in Dec 2001, new WTO head Supachai Panitchpakdi said, but
it must discard protectionist measures and be more transparent.
China has www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10450
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Typhoon Sinlaku whirls toward Taiwan after passing over Japan's outlying islands Taiwan (September 5, 2002) - A powerful typhoon swept over Japan's outlying Okinawan islands and whirled toward northern Taiwan on Thursday, threatening to trigger landslides and flooding on the crowded island.
Japanese Coast Guard ships searched www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10451
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Summit plans on fish, species loss may prove futile South Africa (September 5, 2002) - The Earth Summit ends on Wednesday with many controversial goals, but environmentalists say few may be as futile as plans to restore devastated fish stocks and curb the extinction of endangered species.
Governments www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10452
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10% of whale meat sold in Japan falsely labeled Japan (September 5, 2002) - About 10% of the whale meat sold in Japan is falsely labeled and comes from a different species, according to a study released Wednesday by the Institute of Cetacean Research.
In the fiscal 2000 study, the third by the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10453
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Mugabe tells whites to leave or risk jail over land Zimbabwe (September 5, 2002) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday warned white opponents of his controversial land reforms to cooperate, leave the country or face jail.
"Those do not deserve to be in Zimbabwe and we shall take steps to www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10454
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EC recycling targets for packaging 'unrealistic' UK (September 5, 2002) - The Food and Drink Federation has come out in support of the British Retail Consortium's warning of the dangers of setting unrealistic targets for recycling of packaging, ahead of today's vote in the European Parliament. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10455
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Cadbury Nigeria faces labeling case Nigeria (September 5, 2002) - Cadbury Nigeria, the confectioner and drinks maker, has hit out at allegations by Nigerian regulators that it imported chocolate labelled with deliberately misleading safety and quality information.
The company, which is www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10456
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Asda clarifies ‘open book’ agreements with produce suppliers UK (September 5, 2002) - UK retailer Asda has responded to recent reports on its ‘open book’ accounting agreement with suppliers. The scheme allows the retailer to view exactly what profit margins the supplier makes on the products it supplies. Asda www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10457
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China’s Vice-Premier calls for further easing farmers' burdens China (September 5, 2002) - Vice-Premier Wen Jiabao called for the further lightening of the financial burdens of farmers and for the safeguarding of their well-being at a national teleconference on Wednesday which focused on the task of supporting www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10458
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Greenpeace protest Earth Summit 'failure' Brazil (September 6, 2002) - Greenpeace activists have hung a giant message from Rio de Janeiro's landmark statue of Christ to protest against the outcome of the just-ended World Summit in Johannesburg.
Using ropes and mountaineering techniques, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10459
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Floods, soil erosion `worse than ever' Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Erosion of the riverbank after the Mekong river breaches its banks is a common sight in Chiang Saen and Chiang Khong.
For years local people have witnessed the riverbank being washed away, but this year the damage left www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10460
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State of emergency in Peru ahead of El Nino Peru (September 6, 2002) - Peru on Thursday declared a two-month state of emergency in nine of the country's 24 departments to combat the devastating El Nino weather phenomenon.
"The likelihood of the return of El Nino ... which has caused www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10461
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Food safety concerns on the up UK (September 6, 2002) - Warranted or not, it comes as no surprise to learn that there is growing concern among UK consumers over food safety. According to new research from Mintel, 41 per cent of adults were concerned about the safety of food in 1997, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10462
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Thailand to ink trade agreements at economic meet Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Thailand is set to sign two new trade agreements during the 34th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting later this month in Brunei.
The Department of Business Economics' director general Apiradee
Tantaporn www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10463
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Fake whisky haul could kill UK (September 6, 2002) - Drinkers are being warned to watch out for fake bottles of whisky containing germ-laden water that could kill. Trading standards officials seized 10,000 bottles of the counterfeit brand from a farmer's storage area in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10464
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Sugar rift damaging Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Asean leaders should settle a conflict of interest over a request by Indonesia and the Philippines to delay their import tariff reductions on sugar, otherwise the credibility of the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) will be www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10465
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Oishi has high hopes for green tea Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Oishi Restaurant Co will expand into the packaged food and drink business when it introduces its beverage product - Oishi Green Tea - next week. Oishi Green Tea marks the company's first move from the niche Japanese www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10466
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Retail Act to impose tight regulations Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Foreign and Thai retail and wholesale operators will need permission from a central committee to be set up once the new Retail Act is passed, according to Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik.
The central committee will set www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10467
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Genetically modified rice research in China now world-class China (September 6, 2002) - In contrast with the normal rice paddy which has been plagued by pests, the genetically modified paddy looks freshly green and robust. These fields are part of the Experimental Program on Genetically Modified Paddies.
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Vietnam to set up first overseas trade promotion centers Vietnam (September 6, 2002) - Vietnam plans to set up its first overseas trade promotion centers to help local companies expand their businesses, an official said Thursday.
The government plans to open centers in Russia, the United Arab Emirates www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10469
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Crops die, schools close as El Nino grips PNG Papua New Guinea (September 6, 2002) - Papua New Guinea is in the grip of an El Nino weather pattern which could inflict more damage than a 1997 drought that left hundreds dead in the South Pacific nation, the country's national disaster chief has www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10470
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Philippines to lobby for increased access for tuna exports at Denmark meet Philippines (September 6, 2002) - Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II said the
government will push for increased market access for Philippine tuna exports
at the Asia-Europe Economic Ministers Meeting in Denmark this month.
Roxas www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10471
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Filipino sailor to stand trial over death of Australian fisherman Australia (September 6, 2002) - A court on Thursday ordered a Filipino sailor to stand trial over a shipping collision off the Australian coast two years ago in which a local shrimp fisherman died.
Rodel Diaz Baladad, the second officer of a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10472
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Senator urges US not to rush Australia trade pact US (September 6, 2002) - A leading U.S. senator has urged the Bush administration not to rush forward on a proposed free trade pact with Australia.
In a letter obtained on Thursday by Reuters, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10473
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Drugs-from-chicken eggs firm faces funding crunch UK (September 6, 2002) - A biotechnology firm pioneering the production of drugs in the eggs of genetically modified chickens said on Thursday it had only around one year's funding left and would need to raise more money in the coming months.
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Bush cabinet urges healthier menus at restaurants US (September 6, 2002) - Confronted with a growing obesity epidemic, top Bush administration officials on Thursday called on fast food chains to include fresh fruits and vegetables in their menu items.
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and Health www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10475
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US teenage girls shun milk as they get older - study US (September 6, 2002) - Despite popular ads featuring milk-moustached athletes and rock stars, American teenage girls drink less milk as they grow older and instead quench their thirst with sugar-concentrated soda, a new study said on Thursday.
A www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10476
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Dairy farmers picket supermarkets UK (September 6, 2002) - Welsh farmers are beginning a fresh series of protests against supermarket chains over prices paid for dairy products. Farmers For Action said it intends to blockade two distribution centres in south Wales and four in England, at www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10477
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Zimbabwe drops objections to GM crops - WFP Zimbabwe (September 6, 2002) - Zimbabwe has dropped its objections to genetically modified crops in a step which should encourage other countries in the region to accept badly needed food aid, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
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Sara Lee aims to capture number 2 spot in coffee Netherlands (September 6, 2002) - U.S. consumer products group Sara Lee, the world's third biggest in coffee sales, is aiming to grab the number two ranking as it expands further in Brazil and Central Europe, a top executive said on Thursday.
Sara www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10479
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Manila lifts ban on import of Danish powdered milk Philippines (September 6, 2002) - The Philippines said on Thursday it had lifted a ban on the import of powdered milk produced in a plant in Vidabaek, Denmark.
Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor said the ban was lifted on the condition the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10480
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Japanese execs resign over dumpling scandal Japan (September 6, 2002) - Board members of Duskin Co., which runs the franchise network of Mister Donut shops, have tendered a letter of resignation over the company's sales of meat dumplings that contained a banned additive, a Duskin spokesman said www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10481
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US sweet town seeks to clean its chocolate mess US (September 6, 2002) - Hopes are high a chocolate mess can be cleaned up in Pennsylvania after a state judge issued an injunction on Wednesday to stop the possible sale of the largest chocolate maker in the country.
Judge Warren G. Morgan gave the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10482
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Supachai says West backs free trade for farmers Nairobi (September 6, 2002) - The United States and the European Union are committed to advancing free trade in agricultural produce, the new head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Thursday.
Supachai Panitchpakdi, the first official from www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10483
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Shrimp and tuna exporters lose tax benefits Colombia (September 6, 2002) - The authorities are cancelling the Tax Rebate Certificate (CERT) normally granted to exporters, leaving tuna and shrimp exporters without an important tax benefit worth 2.5 per cent of the export value.
The National www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10484
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India's shrimp industry appeals to EU India (September 6, 2002) - Seafood exporters say they face serious hardships if the European Union (EU) goes ahead with its decision to destroy entire containers of seafood, valued at about USD 200,000 each, if any part of the containment tests positive www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10485
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New fat lawsuit against fast-food chains US (September 6, 2002) - The attorney representing an overweight New Yorker in a lawsuit against four fast-food chains has filed a second class action case on behalf of overweight children.
Samuel Hirsch, the lawyer for Caesar Barber of New York, today www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10486
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Thai chicken exporters to slow grain imports Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - The Thai grains market was quiet on Thursday as most grain buyers had covered their needs for October shipment, traders said on Thursday.
Chicken exporters are expected to slow imports of grains supply until early next www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10487
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World sugar market to see sombre 2003 and beyond Indonesia (September 6, 2002) - A Bumper sugar cane crop, massive stocks and lacklustre demand are likely to set a sombre tone for the global sugar market in 2003 with prices seen staggering at six cents per pound, industry experts say.
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Thai fishing crew jailed Malaysia (September 6, 2002) - A Thai skipper and his 14 crewmen have received prison terms after failing to pay fines for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters, Bernama news agency reported.
The 40-year-old captain of Chepong II, identified only as www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10489
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Bangkok sells rice stock, Delhi may reverse policy Bangkok (September 6, 2002) - Asian rice prices are expected to fall in the short-term, pressured by sales from Thailand, the world's top rice exporter, traders said on Thursday.
"The Thai commerce ministry has just approved a stock sale of around www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=10490
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