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Summer 2007 Postings
Chinese lash back at U.S. over food fiasco
Coca-Cola Secret Thief Sentenced


Spring 2006 Postings
British supermarket Tesco heads to the United States (02/09/06)
The bird flu problem nobody wants to address (02/06/06)
Japan's ban on U.S. beef a boost to Australia (02/09/06)

Spring 2005 Postings

EXTERNAL COSTS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE MAY EXCEED $16 BILLION (February 5, 2005)
MadCow and Country of Origin Labeling  (January 26, 2005)

Spring 2004 Postings
Creekstone Optimistic on USDA Allowance of Complete BSE Testing (March 19, 2004)
WalMart and Meijer:  Head to Head Retail Rivalry (February 15, 2004)
NPR Story on ADM Price Fixing Scandal  (From This American Life)
Price-Fixer to the World  (From December 2000 Bankrate.com)
More Price Fixing Scandals to Come (From 1999)
Coke's Temperature Sensitive Vending Prices  (From 1999
Japan's View on Banning US Beef (01/24/04)
Mad Cow: Privacy Vs. Protection (01/22/04)
Cattle Trails:  RFID technology could be used to build a national livestock-tracking system (01/12/04)
Mad Cow Scare May Spur High-Tech Tracking

Spring 2003 Postings

Senate adopts ban on packer ownership of livestock

Commentary: Why Regulation is the Cause - Not the Consequence - of Consolidation
On Obnoxious Markets (19 pages, PDF file)
Contaminated food: You're Last to Know
Recalls Expose the Limits of USDA
Improving Smallholder and Agribusiness Opportunities in Zambia's Cotton Sector: Key Challenges and Options (32 pages, PDF file)