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USMEF And Japanese Counterpart Discuss Market Issues
USMEF met with Japan’s Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) Monday (May 7) at the USMEF headquarter office in Denver to discuss key issues facing the Japanese and U.S. industries.
“We had an open discussion and information exchange,” said Sam Harada, USMEF Japan director of projects, development and communication, who traveled with the ALIC team. “Both industries are united in solving the same problems, which is very encouraging.”
Harada said the BSE issue was the most prominent and expects future discussions between the two countries to solve key issues.
Harada also said associates of USMEF will be translators for Japanese officials that will conduct an audit of U.S. plants approved to export beef. The itinerary for the visits is still being finalized.
Once Japan completes a successful audit, it will remove the 100-percent box inspection that U.S. beef shipments currently undergo. This will increase the amount of beef the United States will be able to ship profitably.
In other news, recent Japanese experiments on mice show that BSE from cattle aged up to 23 months is not contagious. This finding could change attitudes on food safety and influence Japanese conditions on U.S. beef imports. For more, go to today’s interview with USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng.
USMEF And Japanese Counterpart Discuss Market Issues
USMEF met with Japan’s Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) Monday (May 7) at the USMEF headquarter office in Denver to discuss key issues facing the Japanese and U.S. industries.
“We had an open discussion and information exchange,” said Sam Harada, USMEF Japan director of projects, development and communication, who traveled with the ALIC team. “Both industries are united in solving the same problems, which is very encouraging.”
Harada said the BSE issue was the most prominent and expects future discussions between the two countries to solve key issues.
Harada also said associates of USMEF will be translators for Japanese officials that will conduct an audit of U.S. plants approved to export beef. The itinerary for the visits is still being finalized.
Once Japan completes a successful audit, it will remove the 100-percent box inspection that U.S. beef shipments currently undergo. This will increase the amount of beef the United States will be able to ship profitably.
In other news, recent Japanese experiments on mice show that BSE from cattle aged up to 23 months is not contagious. This finding could change attitudes on food safety and influence Japanese conditions on U.S. beef imports. For more, go to today’s interview with USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng.