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Families of CJD victims file suit against former agricultural ministers France (January 23, 2003) - Five families of victims of a human malady linked to the so-called mad cow disease filed a lawsuit Wednesday against four former agriculture ministers for failing to ban products that proved a risk in transmitting the fatal www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15194
created on 2003-01-23
US health officials search cars, farms for sick fowl US (January 23, 2003) - About 1,000 U.S. health officials are searching cars, farms and backyards in California and Nevada for sick birds that may carry a highly contagious virus, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday, as producers worried www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15195
created on 2003-01-23
Rabbis check out 'super kosher' milk standard New Zealand (January 23, 2003) - Thousands of Waikato cows are being watched over by some of the most respected rabbis in the world to help Fonterra sell more milk. The 42 rabbis, from the US and Australia, are in Waikato at Fonterra's invitation as it www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15196
created on 2003-01-23
Iraq's farm output cut in half since 1990 - USDA US (January 23, 2003) - Iraq's agricultural output has been cut in half since 1990, with shortages of seeds, deteriorating irrigation equipment and lack of overall investment, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
The USDA has been www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15197
created on 2003-01-23
Argentina urges EU to retain trade preferences Argentina (January 23, 2003) - Argentina, still trying to claw its way out of an economic crisis, said on Wednesday it hoped the European Union would decide against dropping some of the preferential trade tariffs it enjoys.
The European Commission, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15198
created on 2003-01-23
New chemical plant boosts Monsanto Brazil exports Brazil (January 23, 2003) - Monsanto Co.'s Brazilian division more than quintupled revenues from chemical exports in 2002 to $165 million from $30 million the year before, after its new plant opened in December 2001, company officials said on Wednesday. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15199
created on 2003-01-23
McDonald's cancels kids' parties over Davos summit Switzerland (January 23, 2003) - Children's parties will have to make way for a mountaintop power meeting after McDonald's on Wednesday cancelled birthday events in Swiss cities during the Davos business summit for fear of violent protests.
"The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15200
created on 2003-01-23
500 trucks line up in load limit protest Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - Five hundred drivers parked their 10-wheel trucks along Suphan Buri-Bang Buathong Road yesterday to demand that the government raise the legal payload limit from 21 to 30 tonnes. The protesters cited a jump in fuel prices and www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15201
created on 2003-01-23
Oxfam says coffee rescue plan is possible Vietnam (January 23, 2003) - Removing 300,000 tonnes of poor-quality coffee stocks from the global market is possible and would help millions of farmers hit by a slump in prices of the commodity, a British charity said on Wednesday.
Oxfam, which www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15202
created on 2003-01-23
US farmers hesitant to grow 'biopharm' crops - poll US (January 23, 2003) - Nearly half of U.S. farmers surveyed said they were undecided or opposed to growing biotech crops engineered to produce drugs for ailments like diabetes, according to a Reuters poll released yesterday.
Questions were raised about www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15203
created on 2003-01-23
US group helps fight barriers to food trade Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - Amid growing concern over food safety in many developed countries, a US-based food processors' association has established its first regional office in Bangkok.
The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) aims www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15204
created on 2003-01-23
EU Commission proposes overhaul of farm subsidy program Belgium (January 23, 2003) - The European Union Commission Wednesday proposed reforms of its contentious EUR42 billion agricultural subsidy program, diverting money away from handouts to big farms to promote rural development and food quality.
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created on 2003-01-23
Plain liquor excise levy to be B2bn less Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - Excise tax collection on plain liquor is expected to fall by two billion baht a year under a revised tax schedule approved on Tuesday by the cabinet, according to Excise Department officials.
But senior officials www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15206
created on 2003-01-23
Adisai warns of unfair price hikes Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - Commerce Minister Adisai Bhodaramik yesterday directed the internal trade department to crack down on manufacturers of consumer goods who have raised prices citing hike in oil prices. The minister said manufacturers caught www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15207
created on 2003-01-23
Fund planned to aid village goods Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - More than 3000 local businessmen have agreed to set up the Community Business Development Fund to help One-Tambon-One-Product producers develop and market their products effectively.
The Community Business www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15208
created on 2003-01-23
Dolphins 'in danger of dying out' UK (January 23, 2003) - Dolphins off the South West coast are in danger of being wiped out, environmentalists have warned. They say increasing numbers are being killed, after getting caught in huge fishing nets used by trawlers. Since the beginning of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15209
created on 2003-01-23
Quotas to come down on imported powdered milk Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - The Agriculture Ministry will cut import quotas of powdered milk allocated to ready-to-drink producers and milk brokers due to an oversupply of local raw milk, Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob said yesterday.
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created on 2003-01-23
Coca launches Thai-style suki in US and China Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - While giving its local Thai-style suki chain a facelift, Coca Holding International will open restaurants in the United States and China under a plan to become a global business in three to five years.
A total of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15211
created on 2003-01-23
Cocktails for dessert: Drinks that appeal to the sweet tooth US (January 23, 2003) - Be careful how you order dessert at Chappell's Coral Grill on Broadway. Ask for a Razberi Truffle, and you might get a delicious cocktail of Stoli Razberri Vodka and Carolans Irish Cream. Order the Apple Pie, and it could come as a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15212
created on 2003-01-23
Kenya to drastically reform agricultural sector Kenya (January 23, 2003) - The Kenyan government will drastically reform its agricultural sector to restore its role as the country's economic mainstay. Kenyan Agriculture Minister Kipruto arap Kirwa was quoted by Wednesday's Daily Nation newspaper as www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15213
created on 2003-01-23
CPF higher on hopes of easing EU import rules Bangkok (January 23, 2003) - Shares in Charoen Pokphand Foods were higher on speculative interest on hopes the EU will ease restrictions on chicken and shrimp imports from Thailand, dealers said. At 2:41 pm, Charoen Pokphand Foods was up 0.02 at 4.32 www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15214
created on 2003-01-23
Unknowing farmers poisoning Cambodia's farmlands Cambodia (January 23, 2003) - Barefoot and without a protective mask or gloves, Seuon Siap pads through her small cauliflower patch, dousing it with a deadly cocktail of pesticides. Her daughter sits among the sprayed, reeking leaves, and two cows www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15215
created on 2003-01-23
Repackaged and trendy, tea challenges coffee and cola in Japan Japan (January 23, 2003) - With a couple of Starbucks and at least one other big-name coffee shop within easy walking distance, not long ago Tomohiro Tsuchiya would have been better off opening his little cafe somewhere else. But he's got a trendy www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15216
created on 2003-01-23
Chinese farmers beat up 'corrupt' officials, take one hostage China (January 23, 2003) - Angry farmers briefly took a government official hostage in northern China, accusing him of corruption, and let him go only after authorities freed six villagers arrested earlier for attacking tax collectors, officials said on www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15217
created on 2003-01-23
Uganda to benefit from overseas-funded agricultural program Uganda (January 23, 2003) - About 14 districts in southwestern Uganda are to benefit from an overseas-funded agricultural modernization program over the next six years, the New Vision newspaper reported Wednesday.
The project, worth 50 million US www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15218
created on 2003-01-23
Analyst sees global glut in arabica coffee Vietnam (January 23, 2003) - Sagging robusta coffee prices have encouraged producing countries to shift to growing arabica, threatening to cause a supply glut of this higher quality variety, an industry official said on Wednesday.
"I visualise that www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15219
created on 2003-01-23
Heavy snowfalls hit Mongolia's livestock farming Mongolia (January 23, 2003) - At least 24,000 head of livestock have starved or froze to death in Mongolia after hectares of meadows in the country are covered by thick snow caused by continuous precipitation, making it hard for the animals to pasture, a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15220
created on 2003-01-23
Hungarian farmers know little about EU impact - survey Hungary (January 23, 2003) - Nine out of 10 farmers in Hungary know little or nothing about how joining the European Union next year will change the way they work, according to a study carried out by the agriculture ministry.
The survey of 511 www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15221
created on 2003-01-23
No tariff cuts until subsidies are addressed - Indian AgMin Switzerland (January 23, 2003) - Countries that want to see reductions to Indian taxes on imports of agricultural goods first must agree to reduce subsidies that keep Indian farmers from competing, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday.
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created on 2003-01-23
Spanish sheep farmers suing Schering-Plough Spain (January 23, 2003) - A group of Spanish sheep farmers said on Wednesday they had filed a lawsuit against U.S. drug company Schering-Plough following the death of thousands of animals after vaccination.
The farmers said in a statement that some www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15223
created on 2003-01-23
China creates new medical system for 900 million farmers China (January 23, 2003) - China will introduce an ambitious plan this year to make medical services more affordable in rural areas by restructuring its rural medical cooperative system.
The cooperatives, similar to medical insurance, require www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15224
created on 2003-01-23
Marubeni Chikusan execs to face arrest on chicken scam Japan (January 23, 2003) - Four executives of Marubeni Chikusan Corp. and a meat-packing company president in Miyagi Prefecture face arrest Thursday for their alleged involvement in passing imported chicken as prime domestic poultry, investigative sources www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15225
created on 2003-01-23
Iraqi farmer sues UN weapons inspectors for farm damage Iraq (January 23, 2003) - An Iraqi farm owner said on Wednesday he had filed a suit against the United Nations for compensation after the UN inspectors demolished a brick wall on his citrus plantation.
"Through the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, I have filed a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15226
created on 2003-01-23
US Senate approves $3.1 bln farm disaster aid plan US (January 23, 2003) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill giving farmers and ranchers $3.1 billion beyond their regular federal subsidies to help them recover from drought and other weather-related losses last year.
The measure, which www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15227
created on 2003-01-23
Study warns against high intake of vitamin A supplements Sweden (January 23, 2003) - Taking vitamin A supplements can weaken the bones and increase the risk of fractures up to seven times, according to a large Swedish study.
The research, conducted on men, confirms three earlier studies in women showing www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15228
created on 2003-01-23
EU says not trying to block US-Morocco FTA talks Morocco (January 23, 2003) - The European Union, which plans to gradually lift trade barriers with Morocco, will not try to block free trade talks between the North African country and the United States, a top EU official said on Wednesday.
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created on 2003-01-23
Ukraine refuses to sign 5-year wheat deal with Egypt Ukraine (January 23, 2003) - Ukrainian officials have refused to sign a five-year barter deal to supply five million tonnes of milling wheat to Egypt, due to a disagreement over prices, they said on Wednesday.
Ukraine had earlier been confident of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15230
created on 2003-01-23
Cloning CEO asks state to invest in ‘Animal Biotech Center’ US (January 23, 2003) - The white-faced calves staring out at state lawmakers Tuesday from Dr. Jan Schuiteman’s slide show looked like any that might be found grazing in a green Iowa pasture.
Far from typical, however, the calves projected on the big www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15231
created on 2003-01-23
Russian food processing sector up 6.5% in 2002 Russia (January 23, 2003) - Russia’s food processing industry remained one of the fastest-growing sectors of the Russian economy in 2002, posting a 6.5% production increase on the year, according to the State Statistics Committee.
Russia’s overall www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15232
created on 2003-01-23
Vodka, champagne help lift Remy Cointreau sales France (January 23, 2003) - Vodka and champagne sales helped lift nine-month turnover at French spirits company Remy Cointreau to 799.1 million euros ($851.6 million), the company said on Wednesday.
Remy Cointreau reaffirmed its outlook for the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15233
created on 2003-01-23
US farmers put crops under loan, draining supplies US (January 23, 2003) - Cash-strapped farmers who have piled their grain into a U.S. government loan program are tightening corn and soybean supplies, creating shortages and causing food processors and exporters to pay more, grain analysts said Wednesday. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15234
created on 2003-01-23
Debate opens on Scottish land reform bill UK (January 23, 2003) - The Scottish Parliament took the first step yesterday in abolishing the concept of trespass in Scotland, by giving the public almost unlimited access to the countryside.
The land reform bill, which will complete its passage www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15235
created on 2003-01-23
Fishing leaders to fight in Scottish elections UK (January 23, 2003) - Scottish skippers, furious at what they regard as the political betrayal of their industry, are on the verge of forming their own Fishermen’s Party and fielding candidates in the May elections for the Scottish Parliament.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15236
created on 2003-01-23
60% of US farmers have not stepped up security - poll US (January 23, 2003) - More than 60 percent of growers surveyed have not taken any steps to increase security on their farms despite the federal government's concern about possible bio-terrorism attacks on U.S. agriculture, according to a Reuters poll www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15237
created on 2003-01-23
An orange whose season has come US (January 23, 2003) - Fifty miles east of Los Angeles stands the most revered and historic fruit tree in the United States. This centenarian might pass for any old orange tree, were it not for the unusual grafted roots that sustain it, like arterial www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=15238
created on 2003-01-23
