date:May 25, 2012
The volume should stay the same at about 1.2 mmt.
The MEF is hopeful that Japan may allow imports of beef from animals 30 months older or younger, loosening the current cutoff of 20 months. Japan did not stop importing U.S. beef when BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) was discovered in April in a California dairy cow not destined for food use.
Seng gave credit for saving markets to the USDA's quick response and to MEF staffers who met overseas retailers after the discovery.
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