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Beef 'Pipeline' Released:
On December 18, Japan released 700 of the 706 tons of frozen U.S. beef
that has been held since January (the last time U.S. beef imports were
stopped). This decision came after several months of hard negotiations
involving USDA, the Embassy, MHLW, and MAFF. The release of this beef is
welcome news because supplies are tight and prices are high. For the remaining
six tons of beef, Japan is requesting an investigation into a single box
of beef that possibly came from an animal slaughtered one day prior to
the plant being approved for export to Japan. (12/22/06) |
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