U.S. exporters praise Japan beef trade agreement

North America

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

A new agreement to expand U.S. beef trade with Japan is praised by meat exporters. The change, which takes effect Feb. 1, will allow the United States to export beef from animals under 30 months of age to Japan with the exception of ground beef, which will be phased in after a surveillance period to ensure that the new export protocol is proceeding smoothly. In the aftermath of the discovery of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), or “mad cow” disease, in the United St...

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