31.   French agriculture officials said this week they would not comply, citing concern for French health standards.

32.   Georgia House Republicans are worried that federal agriculture officials have singled out the Peach State for a disproportionate share of Farm Service Agency office closings.

33.   If estimates hold up, agriculture officials say this could be the best Kansas crop of the last few years.

34.   In Texas, a hard freeze forecast for the weekend did not materialize, prompting the cancellation of a disaster committee meeting by agriculture officials.

35.   Meetings between U.S. agriculture officials and their Chinese counterparts in Beijing last week were tense, bordering on hostile.

36.   Mexican agriculture officials quickly jumped to defend their strawberry packers.

37.   Nearly all agriculture officials see a win-win situation that could only increase exports and raise commodity prices.

38.   New estimates for Argentine corn production are due this week from agriculture officials there as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

39.   New estimates for Argentinean corn production are due this week from agriculture officials there as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

40.   Ramos also urged the passage of a bill that would increase irrigation spending, which agriculture officials said is needed to avoid another rice shortage.