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GREATER TRADE LIBERALISATION NEEDED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WORLD WHEAT PRICES Financial Times (London) / January 7, 2000 / By PETER MONTAGNON Farm trade reform under China's World Trade Organisation accession agreement is likely to have only a modest impact on the world grain and oilseed market.

Houston Chronicle | January 10, 2000 | NELSON ANTOSH

Reuters | January 13, 2000 | By Randy Fabi HOUSTON - U.S. farmers emphatically oppose any federally-required labels on foods made with genetically modified crops as the European Union, Japan, South Korea and others move to give consumers more information, a Reuters straw poll said Thursday.

Ontario Farmer Daily / January 11, 2000 Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lyle Vanclief, announced recently the Government of Canada will provide $200,000 in funding to help ensure Canada remains the biggest exporter of peas and lentils in the world.

Reuters | January 6, 2000 SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Monsanto Co. said Thursday it is doing everything possible to gain public acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops, dubbed "Frankenstein Foods" in Europe, amid concerns over food safety.

Washington Post | January 6, 2000 | Adrienne Cook

New Delhi, Jan 11

Nikkei/Dow Jones | January 7, 2000 TOKYO - The Nihon Keizai Shimbun was cited as reporting in its Friday evening edition that leading Japanese trading houses plan to increase imports of non-genetically modified grains to meet rising demand from food processors. From April 2001, some food products will be required to indicate the use of GM ingredients on their labels.