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Reuters | December 15, 1999 | By Emily Kaiser CHICAGO - A recent lawsuit and protests against genetically modified foods suggest growing opposition in the United States, but those high-profile examples overshadow a silent majority of ambivalent U.S. consumers, agribusiness analysts said Wednesday.

Dow Jones | December 15, 1999 | By Jerry Guidera WASHINGTON - After nearly two years reviewing Monsanto Corp.'s bid to acquire rival Delta & Pine Land Co., Justice Department officials are prepared to let the deal unravel or block the merger in court if the two companies move to close it.

Reuters | December 15, 1999

Reuters | December 16, 1999 | By David Brough ROME - Italian and Spanish farm leaders would back a Europe-wide body to regulate genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

International Trade Reporter | Volume 16 Number 49 | December 16, 1999 | By Gary G. Yerkey

Volume 16 Number 49 Thursday, December 16, 1999 Page 2025 ISSN 1523-2816 Europe European Union U.S., EU Summit Meeting on Dec. 15 Postponed Because of Mideast Peace Talks The summit meeting between the United States and the European Union originally scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15 has been postponed until later in the week, officials said Dec. 10.

International Trade Reporter Volume 16 Number 49 Thursday, December 16, 1999 Page 2027 ISSN 1523-2816 World News WTO Reconvening WTO Ministerial Meeting Will Take Some Time, EU Official Says

Reuters | December 15, 1999 | By Greg Frost PARIS - The environmental activist whose group backed a class action lawsuit filed against Monsanto Co said on Wednesday he would not rule out the U.S. government joining the suit as a plaintiff.