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American Casualties of Free Trade Policies to Brief Congress

Food First Press Advisory | June 2, 2003

Civil Society and the November 2003 Miami Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) Ministerial

North-South Center | May 21, 2003 A discussion held May 21, 2003 at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the planned Americas Trade and Sustainable Development Forum (ATSDF)

"Hunger Cannot Wait": Lula""s speech at G8

G8 | By Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva | June 2, 2003

Poor Countries Agree Common Demands in Trade Talks

Reuters | June 2, 2003 DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - The world's poorest countries on Monday adopted a charter of demands to present at world trade talks later this year, including unrestricted market access and easier movement of manpower to developed countries.

Canadian Mad Cow Scare Push U.S. Beef Wholesale Prices And Profits To Record Highs

Reuters | By MATTHEW LEWIS AND JERRY BIESZK June 2, 2003 Spurred by a scare over mad cow disease in Canada, demand for U.S. beef has soared and profits for U.S. beef packers stampeded to record levels, cattle and beef market analysts said May 30..

LDCs Press G-8 on Trade

Washington Trade Daily | June 2, 2003 Evian - Trade and the Doha Development Agenda trade negotiations yesterday dominated the first day of the G-8 Leaders Meeting here when a dozen developing countries said the time has come for the wealthiest countries to provide them substantial market access - especially in farm products (WTD, 5/29/03).

Brazil Says 450 Debt Slaves Freed During Farm Raids

Associated Press | June 1, 2003 SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Authorities raided two farms in Rondonia state and released 450 people working in debt slave conditions, the government news agency reported Sunday.

China, Brazil Ban Beef From Canada; Fears For US Cattle

just-food.com | May 29, 2003 The Chinese agriculture ministry today [Thursday] announced a ban on imports of live cattle and beef from Canada, in response to concern about BSE in Canadian cattle. It was the first case in North America in a decade, and only the second ever.

Least Developed Countries Seek Market Access Ahead Of WTO Meeting

Agence France Presse | By NADEEM QADIR | May 30, 2003 Officials from 38 of the world's least-developed countries (LDCs) will meet in Bangladesh at the weekend to hammer out a common strategy ahead of the WTO ministerial meeting in Mexico.

WTO Fails To Meet Deadline On Trade

Financial Review | By Mark Davis | May 30, 2003 The World Trade Organisation will miss its fourth significant deadline in the ambitious Doha round of global trade negotiations after officials in Geneva failed to agree on how to cut industrial tariffs.