Mad cow disease in Japan affects the sale of beef in the United States
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Last Update: 2001-11-09
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: Reuters news the United States Federal Meat Export Association said Thursday that the only case of BSE found in Japan, the largest beef importer in the United States, has seriously affected the Japanese consumption of beef It may take several years to completely restore the level of U.S beef exports to Japan Joel haggard, vice president for Asia at the American Meat Association, said, "it will take two to three years to restore the Japanese beef market." U.S beef exports to Japan last year amounted to $1.8 billion, while this year's U.S beef exports to Japan may be only half of last year's after Japan found its first case of mad cow disease in September.
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