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News  |  www.chron.com | Sep 6, 2008

The president of a Mexican meat producers association said he expects shipments to the United States to resume next week.<img

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Russian chicken ban more bad news for US producers - The Associated Press

News  |  ap.google.com | Aug 28, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The nation's chicken producers faced more bad news Thursday as Russia said that 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products there, a move that would deprive them access to a key market.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gfScGmn305BEM_N6NaRhcQttYD7wD92RHPN01

Russia mulls poultry, pork import quota cuts

News  |  www.iht.com | Aug 27, 2008

MOSCOW: Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/27/news/Russia-Chicken-Quotas.php

Russia may lessen U.S. poultry imports

News  |  money.cnn.com | Aug 27, 2008

Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/27/news/international/russia_chickens.ap/index.htm

Agencies: Russia may cut poultry, pork import quotas by "hundreds of thousands of tons"

News  |  www.canadianbusiness.com | Aug 27, 2008

Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, Agriculture Minist

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D92QNBL00

Bangladesh to lift salt ban

News  |  www.reuters.com | Aug 22, 2008

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SOUTH KOREA LIFTS IMPORT TARIFF QUOTAS ON RAW MATERIALS - Zibb.com

News  |  www.zibb.com | Aug 7, 2008

South Korea said Thursday it had lifted or eased import quota tariffs on 45 items as part of efforts to ease rising inflationary pressure amid high international commodity prices. Flour, aluminum ingot, silk yarn, cotton yarn and methanol would be among the imports subject to tariff exemption, the

http://www.zibb.com/article/3735349/SOUTH+KOREA+LIFTS+IMPORT+TARIFF+QUOTAS+ON+RAW+MATERIALS

Loophole opens up black market in CFCs . . .

News  |  www.newscientist.com | Mar 19, 1994

Companies in Europe could import thousands of tonnes of banned or restricted ozone-destroying compounds this year because of a loophole in the Montreal

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg14119170.600-loophole-opens-up-black-market-in-cfcs----.html

EconPapers: Endogenous Policy and Supply Management in a Post-GATT World

Abstract: Previous studies of the effects of agricultural trade policy reform have treated internal policies for supply-managed commodities as exogenous.

http://econpapers.repec.org/article/cjeissued/v_3A31_3Ay_3A1998_3Ai_3A1_3Ap_3A220-239.htm

Mexico voluntarily halts meat shipments to U.S.

News  |  www.chron.com | Sep 5, 2008

Mexico has voluntarily suspended shipments of meat and processed poultry to the United States after U.S. officials raised quality and processing concerns, an Agriculture Department official said.<img

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