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Poultry union lobbies Labor Department U.S. (June 28, 2001) - Union leaders and religious officials urged Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to enforce a Clinton administration opinion that poultry workers should be paid for time they spend suiting up for the processing line.
The United Food www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4074
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Poor weather hits asparagus production in U.K. U.K. (June 28, 2001) - U.K. asparagus production is forecast at 1,799 tons in 2001, a figure very much in line with last year despite a six per cent rise in planted area to 870 hectares.
According to the USDA, this is largely due to poor weather, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4075
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Record sales of strawberries at Wimbledon U.K. (June 28, 2001) - As the U.K. experiences an unusually pleasant summer, strawberry sales at international tennis tournament, Wimbledon, have hit an all time high.
Frank McCartney, managing director of Wimbledon's caterer FMC, said: "Monday was a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4076
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Bailout package aims to bring NFC profits by 2003 Bangkok (June 28, 2001) - A rescue package proposed by the new management and backed by Industry Minister Suriya Juengrungruangkij is expected to turn the ailing National Fertiliser Plc (NFC) into a profitable operation in 2003.
"That is why Suriya has www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4077
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Imported GM soybean only legal for use in food processing, feed Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - The Agriculture Ministry yesterday said genetically modified soybean on sale at local markets is legal as long as it is imported for use in food processing or as animal feed.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Natee Klibthong said www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4078
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Chicken exporter's profits soar Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - GFPT, a poultry exporter whose shares have almost tripled this year, expects profits to more than quadruple as chicken prices surge due to stronger demand following outbreaks of disease in Europe and China.
Net income will www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4079
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Supachai calls for China to be included in Afta Kuala Lumpur (June 29, 2001) - China should be included in the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) so that the Southeast Asian regional grouping is not left behind when China joins the World Trade Organization, Supachai Panitchpakdi, who will head the WTO next www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4080
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Narai to seek listing on MAI Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - Narai Interfood Co, a producer of ready-to-eat frozen food products, is set to expand its international presence and seek a listing on the Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) by 2005.
Marking its first international move www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4081
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Green Spot aims to boost sales of soy milk products Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - Green Spot (Thailand) Co has ended its long-standing Vitamilk distribution contract with Diethelm Co and will take over the job itself next month in an attempt to increase sales.
The change was announced as Green Spot, a www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4082
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Shark fins in local market may contain hazardous levels of mercury Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - Shark fins in local markets could contain hazardous levels of mercury, which could prove particularly dangerous for pregnant women, an international conservation organization warned yesterday.
WildAid said 70 per cent of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4083
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Advertising blitz for Anlene brand Bangkok (June 29, 2001) - New Zealand Milk Thailand, a subsidiary of the New Zealand dairy board and distributor of the Anlene brand, has announced a plan to invest 300 million baht (US$ 6.65 million) this year for advertising and promotion to boost its www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4084
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ConAgra’s earnings slump U.S. (June 29, 2001) - ConAgra Foods Inc., the No. 2 U.S. food company, yesterday said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell 38 per cent, meeting the high end of lowered estimates, as the lingering effects of rising costs and the slowing U.S. economy hurt www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4085
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China urges Japan to immediately lift restrictions on three farm products China (June 29, 2001) - China has demanded that Japan immediately lift its unjust restriction on imports of three Chinese farm products.
China made the demand in response to Japan's request to hold negotiations with China on the tariff retaliation www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4086
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European Food Authority set for 2002 E.U. (June 29, 2001) - A European Food Authority (EFA) should begin work next year, after the Council reached consensus on its remit on June 28. An independent agency of the E.U., it will provide scientific advice - including risk assessment - as the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4087
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Deere to cut 8% of salaried staff U.S. (June 29, 2001) - Deere & Co., a leading maker of farming equipment, said yesterday it will cut its salaried workforce by 8 per cent, or 1,250 jobs, in an effort to reduce costs.
The Moline, Illinois-based company will take a fourth-quarter www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4088
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IMARPE, private companies ink shrimp research agreements Peru (June 29, 2001) - IMARPE (Peruvian Sea Institute) and Empresa La Fragata have signed an important co-operation agreement titled, "Shrimp farming in ponds with liners, closed circuits - zero exchange of marine sanitized water and underground salty www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4089
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Vegetarians benefit from higher levels of salicylic acid U.K. (June 29, 2001) - An active ingredient of aspirin which is found naturally in fruit and vegetables could explain why vegetarians are less prone to heart disease and some forms of cancer.
Salicylic acid, the main anti-inflammatory component of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4090
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Mexican orange growers demand government assistance Mexico (June 29, 2001) - Orange growers in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas have left 40,000 tons of fruit on their trees and are threatening to block major highways in the city of Monterrey by dumping 75 tons of oranges in the path www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4091
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Cutworms delaying alfalfa, extension specialist warns U.S. (June 29, 2001) - Variegated cutworms are still active in alfalfa and in many places are delaying regrowth of the second crop, South Dakota Extension Entomologist Mike Catangui said.
The economic threshhold of variegated cutworms on alfalfa is 2 www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4092
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Eat fish, be happy! New Zealand (June 29, 2001) - Crop & Food Research, New Zealand is engaged in a research program, which looks at health benefits for those who eat fish. So far the research suggests that fish-eaters are happier than those who never eat fish.
The www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4093
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Robin Hood Multifoods to market Indian basmati in U.S., Canada India (June 29, 2001) - Branded basmati rice manufacturers L T Overseas has entered into an agreement with Canada-based food processing and marketing company Robin Hood Multifoods to market Indian basmati in Canada and U.S.
Under the agreement L T www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4094
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Russia lifts ban on poultry meat imports from China Russia (June 29, 2001) - The Russian veterinary service yesterday lifted the ban on imports of poultry meat from China imposed in connection with chicken flu, the head of the veterinary department of the Agriculture Ministry Mikhail Kravchuk told www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4095
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Burger King to embrace animal-treatment standards U.S. (June 29, 2001) - Burger King Corp. will require its suppliers of beef, pork, chicken and eggs to meet humane animal guidelines or risk losing their contracts, according to Dow Jones Newswires.
The world's second-largest hamburger chain is www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4096
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Japan ‘won't back down’ in China trade row Japan (July 2, 2001) - Japanese Trade Minister Takeo Hiranuma said yesterday Japan would not bow to Chinese demands to drop import curbs that have sparked a trade war, and urged Beijing to play by global trade rules.
The festering trade row between www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4098
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U.N.’s FAO reaches key agreement in bid to save crop diversity Italy (July 2, 2001) - The U.N. world food body reached a landmark agreement yesterday to try to save the world's diversity of agricultural crops, officials said.
The pact followed an anguished debate pitting many poor countries and environmentalists www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4099
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Regulation aimed at keeping closer watch on imports of GM corn, soybean Bangkok (July 2, 2001) - Importers of genetically modified soybean and corn will be required to state the final use of the commodities, as part of a move to ensure consumers are correctly informed about food content.
The regulation, put in place by www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4100
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CPF sees 10% sales growth in 2001 Bangkok (July 2, 2001) - Thailand's largest food company Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) said today it expected a boom in exports to help fuel sales growth of more than 10 per cent this year.
CPF President Chingchai Lohawatanakul said the company would www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4101
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Thailand sells 4,000 tons of corn to Malaysia Singapore (July 2, 2001) - Thai warehouse and silo operator Nanaparn Enterprise Co. Ltd. has sold a total of around 4,000 tons of Thai corn for July shipment to Malaysia at around US$ 101-102 per ton fob, a company official told BridgeNews Friday.
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Government, exporters to jointly pay for Chinese garlic South Korea (July 2, 2001) - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Korean exporters of polyethylene and mobile phones will cover the cost of Chinese garlic imports, government sources said Saturday. Officials stressed that the 10,300 tons of www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4102
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Standards to be set for biodiesel fuel Bangkok (July 2, 2001) - Quality standards for biodiesel fuel are likely to be in place soon, following a meeting of key energy planners today.
The National Energy Policy Committee is due to discuss the specification for biodiesel blends, waiving www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4103
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Study adds credibility to apparent benefits of cranberry juice U.K. (July 2, 2001) - New research adds credibility to the belief that cranberry juice might prevent urinary tract infections, a misery that up to 60 per cent of women endure at some point during their lives.
Women have been drinking cranberry juice www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4104
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Weather forecasts likely to outweigh USDA corn, soybean data U.S. (July 2, 2001) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue one of its most important reports of the year for corn and soybeans Friday, but traders could be hesitant to follow the lead of the data because of uncertainty about weather conditions in www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4105
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Bush urges Japan to further open agriculture market Japan (July 2, 2001) - U.S. President George W. Bush urged Japan on Saturday to further open its agriculture markets at his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a U.S. official said, according to Kyodo News.
"The president raised www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4106
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Jamaica aims to revitalize citrus industry Jamaica (July 2, 2001) - Seven years after the citrus tristeza virus began decimating the Jamaican citrus industry, the government has launched an effort to replace diseased trees.
Over the next five years, the Citrus Replanting Program aims to www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4107
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Move to promote 'dolphin safe' labeling for tuna products Colombia (July 2, 2001) - The use of "dolphin safe" labeling for tuna products is being launched as of July 1, thanks to a proposal presented by Colombian Minister of Foreign Trade Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón.
The "dolphin www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4108
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E.U. food industry concerned over GMO label rules E.U. (July 2, 2001) - European industry representatives said on Thursday that food completely free of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) was almost impossible and E.U. draft labeling rules were both unenforceable and costly.
“There will always be www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4109
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High temperatures hit Spanish citrus harvest Spain (July 2, 2001) - High temperatures in Spain over the last month are likely to lead to a notable drop in the country’s citrus harvest, after the heat provoked a massive drop of oranges.
Francisco Campillo, spokesman for the Valencian Growers www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4110
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Diesel problems continue in Mexico Mexico (July 2, 2001) - The Finance Secretary's proposal to pay back the increase in diesel costs through tax refunds is not viable, according to the fishing industry. Fishermen say they can't afford to pay the extra 2.30 Mexican pesos (US$ 0.25) per www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4111
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Sowing the seeds of a ‘risky revolution’ U.S. (July 2, 2001) - For nine years, two dozen genetic engineers struggled to create a simple soybean that would stand up to a killer herbicide.
After tens of thousands of mistakes, they thought they might have done it: They had created 100 www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4112
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Research cruise seeks to confirm undiscovered bluefin spawning grounds Canada (July 2, 2001) - Scientists have known for years that bluefin tuna in the Atlantic ocean spawn in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea, but data from pop-up satellite tags has been showing mature adults in the Central North Atlantic, www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4113
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Smuggled rice seized in the Philippines The Philippines (July 2, 2001) - A cargo ship loaded with some 20-million pesos (US$ 381,000) worth of suspected smuggled rice was grounded by the Bureau of Customs and the Philippine National Police at the Bacolod Real Estate and Development Corp. www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4114
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Two from IBP joining Tyson board U.S. (July 2, 2001) - Tyson Foods Inc. will put two current members of IBP Inc.'s board of directors on its board once the companies finalize a merger of the nation's largest poultry and beef companies.
Bob Peterson and Dick Bond of IBP will join the www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4115
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Govt urged to take action over levels of illegal pesticide residues U.K. (July 2, 2001) - The U.K.’s Governmental Pesticide Residues Committee's quarterly monitoring report for July to September 2000 makes depressing reading for anyone hoping to buy healthy, chemical free fresh produce.
The reports results show that www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4116
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New service provides restaurateurs with a tasty alternative Bangkok (July 2, 2001) - Setting up a restaurant has become a lot easier now that a new service is available that delivers cooked food and ready-to-eat meals right to the owner's kitchen.
"Restaurant-owners will no longer have the headache of having www.foodmarketexchange.com/wp/news.php?newsid=4117
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