TAIWAN, June 8, 2004 -- Total consumption and imports of tobacco leaf in 2004 are forecast to remain unchanged from 2003 with Taiwan's cigarette consumption expected at approximately 41.5 billion pieces. The market share of local brands has fallen below 50 percent because of changing tastes and increasing PRC cigarette imports that began in 2003.

CANADA, June 8, 2004 -- Canadian fluid milk and dairy product production in 2004 are forecast to decline slightly from year earlier levels. Dairy product export levels are forecast to be lower in 2004 reflecting, in part, production adjustments adopted by the supply management system to conform to the recent WTO appellate body ruling on Canada's subsidized dairy exports.

TURKEY, June 8, 2004 -- MY 2004 fresh tomato production is expected to decline to 8 MMT. MY 2004 tomato paste production is projected at 260,000 MT, which is about twenty percent less than last year.

MEXICO, June 8, 2004 -- *KITTY FOOD WARS *SECURITY MEASURES WILL SHIFT CONTAINER TRAFFIC FROM THE UNITED STATES TO MEXICAN PACIFIC PORTS *MEXICO'S TRANSPORT PLAN "PROYECTO BANDERA" IS STUCK *MANY GAPS IN THE LAW ON BIO-TERRORISM *MEXICO WILL RATIFY ITS CUSTOMS DUTIES FOR GRAINS