No. 23 IN AGRICULTURAL NEWS: The United States has announced a temporary ban on imports of animals and meat products from European Union countries. Canada has also said it would ban all agricultural products from the European Union. The action follows a French announcement that foot-and-mouth disease has been found in some cattle in France. More than 100 cows were destroyed there after the first case was discovered. And EU Committee has agreed to ban the export of all animals from France.