Japanese Discovery of BSE will affect beef sales in Asia
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Last Update: 2001-11-30
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: Reuters news a senior official of the American Meat Industry Association said on Wednesday that fear of beef caused by the discovery of mad cow disease in Japan will lead to a 20% drop in US beef sales to Asia next year Because Japan, Asia's largest beef importer, has found two cases of BSE in less than two months, many Asian countries have reduced their imports due to a large decline in beef consumption Eric Choon, the American Meat Industry Association, said that consumers' confidence in beef has been severely hit after the discovery of BSE in Japan In 2002, we are sure to see the import volume of Asian beef drop at least 15% - 20%.
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