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Japan Imports 48.5 Percent Less Beef In March

With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s beef imports registered another monthly decline in March. Japan imported 29,135 metric tons (mt) of beef, 48.5 percent less than in March 2003, according to just-released Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. beef were negligible (1 mt) due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington Statein December. Imports of Australian beef were 7.9 percent lower at 26,147 mt. All but 75 mt of the balance came from New Zealand (205 mt).

Japanese Imports 45.4 Percent More Pork In March

Japan imported 48,296 mt of pork in March, 45.4 percent more than in March 2003, according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. pork — 15,063 mt — were 8.4 percent higher than March 2003, and the had the largest share of the import market. Imports from Denmark — 13,261 mt — soared 116.8 percent.

Japan                                                                                            

Japan Imports 48.5 Percent Less Beef In March

With the U.S. still excluded from its import market, Japan’s beef imports registered another monthly decline in March. Japan imported 29,135 metric tons (mt) of beef, 48.5 percent less than in March 2003, according to just-released Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. beef were negligible (1 mt) due to the ban on U.S. beef resulting from the single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Washington Statein December. Imports of Australian beef were 7.9 percent lower at 26,147 mt. All but 75 mt of the balance came from New Zealand (205 mt).

Japanese Imports 45.4 Percent More Pork In March

Japan imported 48,296 mt of pork in March, 45.4 percent more than in March 2003, according to Japanese government statistics. Imports of U.S. pork — 15,063 mt — were 8.4 percent higher than March 2003, and the had the largest share of the import market. Imports from Denmark — 13,261 mt — soared 116.8 percent.