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Strike-hit Venezuela to lift some import tariffs Venezuela (January 21, 2003) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government plans to temporarily lift import tariffs on a range of essential food items and consumer goods to ease shortages caused by a 50-day-old opposition strike, Production and Trade www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15104
created on 2003-01-21
Debt burden leads to sharp drop in number of farmers Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Thailand's rice bowl, the term widely used to describe the Central Plains, is becoming a thing of the past due to a sharp drop in the number of farmers, research shows.
Ngampit Satsanguan, a political scientist at www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15105
created on 2003-01-21
Dock strike hits European ports Belgium (January 21, 2003) - A strike by dockworkers angry about a European Union plan to restructure cargo handling has hit several European ports. The 24-hour strike on Friday paralysed ports in Belgium and Finland and slowed down operations at ports in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15106
created on 2003-01-21
Label GM eggs, protesters say Australia (January 21, 2003) - Protesters yesterday called on Victorian chicken farmers to label eggs and meat produced using genetically modified grain.
A 19,000 tonne shipment of US corn arrived in Melbourne on Sunday night, sparking claims it could www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15107
created on 2003-01-21
Opposition to truck load limit rules spreads Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Hundreds of local exporters and importers say they are outraged by the government's strict enforcement of 21-tonne weight limits on trucks, saying that authorities should offer them valid alternative transport modes before www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15108
created on 2003-01-21
TUF unfazed by dolphin label change Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - The easing of American import regulations protecting dolphins is unlikely to dent Thai tuna exports in the short term, traders have said.
The move to relax dolphin-safe standards has raised concern among Thai exporters that www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15109
created on 2003-01-21
CP aims to go fully global Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - The chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, Thailand's largest agri-product maker, has set his sights on making CP the first truly global Thai company.
Speaking at CP's 82nd anniversary yesterday , Dhanin Chearavanont told his www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15110
created on 2003-01-21
Hen import request rejected Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - The Agriculture Ministry has denied a request by big agribusiness companies to bring in more than 400,000 breeding hens over the next three months, citing an oversupply of eggs.
The requests came from the Betagro Group, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15111
created on 2003-01-21
Green tea on the mark in Japanese style Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Ready-to-drink green tea has become the latest hit in the Thai beverage market with three industry giants, Nestle, Coca-Cola and Unilever, entering the business.
The products, both in sachet and ready-to-drink form, have www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15112
created on 2003-01-21
Sixth BSE cow given feed from same plant as first five Japan (January 21, 2003) - A cow confirmed to be Japan's sixth case of mad cow disease had been given milk-type feed manufactured at the same factory that produced feed given to all five cows in the previous cases, an agricultural cooperative in the town www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15113
created on 2003-01-21
Beef industry shrugs off latest Japan mad cow case Japan (January 21, 2003) - Japan's latest case of mad cow disease, its sixth, has rekindled food safety concerns but will have little impact on the slow and steady pace of recovery in beef demand, industry officials said on Monday. Japan confirmed at the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15114
created on 2003-01-21
Drought hitting Australians' food bill Australia (January 21, 2003) - Higher prices for fresh fruit and vegetables because of Australia's ongoing drought are expected to have inflated the consumer price index when its fourth-quarter reading is released on Wednesday.
The country is still www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15115
created on 2003-01-21
Prepackage standards 'must be met' Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Thai export products will remain globally competitive only if they meet international standards for prepackaged goods, said international commentators at a workshop held in Bangkok yesterday.
European Prepackaging www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15116
created on 2003-01-21
Govt's regional trade plan put on fast track Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - The Commerce Ministry has sped up the implementation of its ambitious strategic plan to establish Thailand as one of the leading trading powers in Asia, underpinned by more efficient import regulations and promotion of the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15117
created on 2003-01-21
EU cracks down on fake goods Belgium (January 21, 2003) - The European Union (EU) is planning to strengthen the powers of customs officers to seize goods they suspect of being fake versions of brand name products. The EU is drawing is up the new, tougher rules on counterfeiting to www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15118
created on 2003-01-21
Thai white sugar premiums dip, Russia buys raws Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Uncertainty over Indonesian demand continues to pressure Thai white sugar premiums with the quotes for January-March and February-March shipments falling slightly on Monday from last week, traders said.
Thai white sugar www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15119
created on 2003-01-21
No clear favorite in Safeway stakes UK (January 21, 2003) - City bookmaker Financial Spreads has installed BHS tycoon Philip Green as second favourite in the race to win supermarket group Safeway. But the US thoroughbred Wal-Mart still heads the betting at 7/4. Early favourite Sainsbury has www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15120
created on 2003-01-21
WTO urges Arab trade talks Egypt (January 21, 2003) - The head of the World Trade Organisation, Supachai Panitchpakdi, has urged Arab countries to engage more actively in trade talks. Speaking during a visit to Egypt, the trade chief said liberalisation would help Arab countries www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15121
created on 2003-01-21
Packer herds divide largest US farm group US (January 21, 2003) - The largest U.S. farm group neared a showdown on one of the most divisive issues in agriculture -- whether meatpackers should be allowed to raise hogs and cattle in competition with farmers -- with neither side holding a clear www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15122
created on 2003-01-21
Drive-in cafe cinemas due Bangkok (January 21, 2003) - Watching movies in Thailand will never be the same once EGV Entertainment Plc introduces ``drive-in cafe'' cinemas as a novelty to attract audiences.
Details were sketchy ahead of the official announcement on Thursday, but www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15123
created on 2003-01-21
Prince Charles attacks farming red tape UK (January 21, 2003) - The Prince of Wales has rounded on government bureaucracy for threatening the "delicate tapestry" of the countryside. In an unprecedented piece for Tuesday's Radio Times, the Prince wrote rare breeds of farm animals which were part www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15124
created on 2003-01-21
Wal-Mart sees January same-store sales growth at 2-4% US (January 21, 2003) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday reiterated its January same-store sales growth estimate of about 2 percent to 4 percent.
Same-store sales generally refers to stores open at least a year.
In its weekly sales update, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15125
created on 2003-01-21
US urges hungry Ethiopia to adopt farm reforms Ethiopia (January 21, 2003) - The United States on Monday urged drought-stricken Ethiopia, where food shortages threaten 14 million people, to adopt farm reforms to ward off the long-term threat of mass hunger.
Critics say the government's failure www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15126
created on 2003-01-21
African farmers buy options against volatile prices Netherlands (January 21, 2003) - Rock-bottom coffee prices have caused misery to producers worldwide over the past two years but 450 African farmers are now pioneering a way to reduce the impact of such market shocks.
Their cooperative in Uganda was www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15127
created on 2003-01-21
Little cheer in farmers' income rise UK (January 21, 2003) - Despit belt-tightening, less than half of Scotland’s farmers had a bigger profit than their personal drawings last year.
That might be why, in spite of a slight increase in total income from farming in 2002, a majority are not www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15128
created on 2003-01-21
Chinese fishermen join oil spill lawsuit against foreign shipowner China (January 21, 2003) - Three local fishermen's unions from the Bohai Bay in north China have joined in a lawsuit over a major oil spill caused by a Maltese-flagged tanker last November.
The unions, representing 2,000 fishermen and cultivators of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15129
created on 2003-01-21
UK mulls softer livestock movement controls UK (January 21, 2003) - UK ministers are considering options that could soften livestock movement rules imposed in the wake of 2001's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, the farm ministry said on Monday.
Britain's Department of Environment, Food and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15130
created on 2003-01-21
EU accepts Mozambican fish-farmed produce Mozambique (January 21, 2003) - Mozambique can now export its fish- farmed produce, including prawns, to the member states of the European Union (EU), according to an EU press release reaching here on Monday.
The EU has approved these exports after www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15131
created on 2003-01-21
Vietnamese farmers badly need more FDI Vietnam (January 21, 2003) - Vietnam is drawing up plans to draw foreign investors into the often shunned, high-risk agriculture and forestry sectors, according to a report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Monday.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15132
created on 2003-01-21
KFC leads China`s new appetite for fast food China (January 21, 2003) - Samuel Su, the head of Kentucky Fried Chicken`s operation in China, pauses when asked how many restaurants the group has on the mainland. "As we`re speaking, several are opening, so it`s hard to get an exact number," he says. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15133
created on 2003-01-21
Drinking coffee reduces the risk of colon cancer Japan (January 21, 2003) - A Japanese research team has found that a cup of coffee a day halves the risk of women developing colon cancer.
Citing a study by researchers at Gifu University in central Japan, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper said it was www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15134
created on 2003-01-21
Farmers blame imported milk concentrate for low milk prices US (January 21, 2003) - US dairy farmers are blaming a low-cost milk powder for diluting their business and misleading consumers.
Milk Protein Concentrate, MPC, is a highly filtered form of dried milk protein that is imported to make cheese products at www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15135
created on 2003-01-21
Moevenpick and Nestlé deny takeover reports Switzerland (January 21, 2003) - Swiss ice cream company Moevenpick and compatriot food giant Nestlé said Monday that they are in talks regarding an ice cream licensing pact in Germany and dismissed media reports that Nestlé was to take over www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15136
created on 2003-01-21
Former ConAgra beef plant broke safety regulations before recall US (January 21, 2003) - A former ConAgra Foods beef plant, which carried out a massive meat recall last year, was cited more than 300 times for violating federal food safety regulations in the last three years.
The Greeley, Colorado plant, which is now www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15137
created on 2003-01-21
Seafood companies among top Ecuadorian exporters Ecuador (January 21, 2003) - Seven fishing and shrimp companies are among the country's 2002 top 20 exporters even though their production was down from 2001, according to a report from the Investments and Exports Promotion Corporation (Corpei). Empesec www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15138
created on 2003-01-21
Shrimpers hire major D.C. law firm US (January 21, 2003) - An eight-state alliance formed to try to limit foreign imports many believe are severely damaging the U.S. shrimp industry has hired a high-powered Washington, D.C., law firm. Jerry Schill, president of the New Bern-based N.C. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15139
created on 2003-01-21
Rains help S.African farmers, not rest of region South Africa (January 21, 2003) - Rains over the last month helped South African crops but the weather in neighbouring countries did little for farmers struggling to feed millions of people threatened by starvation, officials said on Monday. Rains www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15140
created on 2003-01-21
Farmers lose land in bail fraud Nakhon Ratchasima (January 22, 2003) - About 100 farmers who say they were deceived into putting title deeds up as bail surety for drug suspects are seeking a stay on state plans to auction the land.
The courts ordered the seizure of about www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15141
created on 2003-01-22
Farm group votes to allow packer-owned herds US (January 22, 2003) - The largest U.S. farm group representing 5.3 million members narrowly voted on Tuesday to drop its opposition to meatpackers raising hogs and cattle in competition with farmers.
Packer ownership is one of the most divisive www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15142
created on 2003-01-22
Chickens against drugs Bangkok (January 22, 2003) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today unveiled a new weapon in the war against drugs – chickens. The BMA hopes that encouraging children in 20 schools in the capital to raise chickens as part of the curriculum will www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15143
created on 2003-01-22
Mexico's Bimbo to sell Wrigley's chewing gum Mexico (January 22, 2003) - Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, the largest baked-goods company in North America, is giving its competitors more to chew over by striking a deal to sell U.S. chewing gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.'s products in Mexico. Under the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15144
created on 2003-01-22
Most farmland not fertile enough for loan collateral - bankers Bangkok (January 22, 2003) - Most land under the agricultural land reform programme is inferior, lacks basic infrastructure and is unlikely to command high-value loans even if title deeds are issued, a state bank official says.
Pittayapol www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15145
created on 2003-01-22
Vanilla battles lemon flavor Bangkok (January 22, 2003) - Soft-drink giants have pitted lemon-flavoured cola against a vanilla alternative, spurring growth in a market worth 18 billion baht a year.
Coca-Cola (Thailand) has introduced Vanilla Coke to counter Pepsi Twist, a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15146
created on 2003-01-22
Trace the bread to the farm - wheat group Canada (January 22, 2003) - Canadian consumers could soon be able to trace their loaf of bread right to the farmer who grew the wheat for the bread. The Canadian Grain Commission unveiled a plan to create a paper trial from the farm gate to the dinner www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15147
created on 2003-01-22
Liquor tax overhaul Bangkok (January 22, 2003) - The Cabinet yesterday endorsed a Finance Ministry proposal for a 5 per cent hike in the excise tax on whisky and brandy, a 30 per cent cut in the tax on white spirits, and the imposition of a 20 per cent tax on entertainment www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15148
created on 2003-01-22
