Farmers are also concerned about damage to the export trade as many countries, such as the US, will not allow imports of vaccinated meat and livestock.

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Second, many countries that export to the United States (especially Asian ones) price their goods in dollars.

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And how many other countries also export those products?

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Shale, along with new finds of conventional gas, will allow many more countries to produce their own gas and make available gas for export from a lot more places, many of which are less difficult to deal with than some oil-producing countries.

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Some analysts note that in many cases the South American countries export the same products.

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In an interview, Jennifer Cohn, medical coordinator for MSF's access campaign, said the ruling reinforces the idea that India won't patent drugs that are "not significantly innovative, " leaving generics companies free to produce many products for domestic use or for export to other countries where the drugs aren't protected by patent.

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Second, if Ex-Im Bank fails to provide assistance to those in need, the export credit agencies of other countries will step in to help sell rival products, destroying many thousands of U.S. jobs.

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