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"the real swine should never be allowed near animals or our food again."

Scotland - TIME for the king to abdicate. It's been a bad week for Scottish farming.

Farm Groups from U.S. and Canada Unite on GM Wheat Ban

Action coincides with International Day of Farmers' Struggle FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | APRIL 17, 2002

NFU Asks Senate to Stop Fast Track in Its Tracks

National Farmers Union | April 16, 2002 | Press Release WASHINGTON - The National Farmers Union board of directors advised Senate leadership to not consider "fast track" trade negotiating authority.

Cargill Third Quarter Earnings Up 63%

Cargill Press Release | April 16, 2002 MINNEAPOLIS, MN--Cargill reported $161 million in earnings for the third quarter ended Feb. 28, up 63% from $99 million earned in the same period a year ago. Earnings for the first nine months of fiscal 2002 totaled $683 million, a 53% increase from the $445 million net income reported for the first three quarters of last year.

Falling Behind on Free Trade

New York Times | April 14, 2002 | Op-Ed | By ROBERT B. ZOELLICK

Dairy Farmers Stand Behind Senator Leahy""s Fight for the

In a display of support for Senator Leahy's ongoing efforts to save family farms in New England, Cabot Creamery sent enough cheddar to nourish the members of the House-Senate Conference Committee as they began negotiations Tuesday on the Federal Farm Bill.

Costa Rica has launched a "sustainable" coffee seal

SAN JOSE - Costa Rica has launched a "sustainable" coffee seal to be awarded to growers who protect plantation ecosystems, save energy, clean up waste-disposal, improve pest and disease control, provide healthy working conditions for pickers and reduce the use of chemicals.

Oxfam Critique of WTO Triggers Reactions from All Sides

Inter Press Service | April 12, 2002 | Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA - Top officials from the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rejected the analysis published Thursday by the humanitarian organization Oxfam International about the inequities of the global trade system and the harm it purportedly causes developing countries.

Canadian Farmers Call for Trade Injury Compensation

Agweb.com | April 11, 2002 | by Julianne Johnston The Grain Growers of Canada and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture are calling on the federal government to introduce a program that compensates producers for the economic injury that foreign subsidies have caused Canadian growers.

European MTBE drops faster than gasoline

LONDON - European gasoline component methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) prices slumped this week with sentiment still bearish as futures volatility and high stocks put off buying interest, traders said yesterday. MTBE bids moved to $255 a tonne, with offers around $260, after trades this week from $269 down to $263.