In trade talks, Japan considers proposal to cut U.S. farm tariffs immediately to TPP levels
The measure would level the playing field for American farmers, who have become less competitive in the Japanese market than their Australian and Canadian counterparts.
The Japanese and Irish governments have reached a broad agreement on the lifting of Japan's 18-year-old ban on imports of sheep meat from Ireland, Irish agriculture minister Michael Creed said on Twitter on Wednesday. The accord came after Japan resumed imports of Irish beef only ...
Brazil halts beef exports to China after 'atypical' case of mad cow disease
Brazil suspended beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was reported in Mato Grosso state, according to a government document seen by Bloomberg, dealing another blow to the nation's meat exporters. Shipments have been temporarily suspended in compliance with quarantine and ...
The government lifts all age restrictions on imported U.S. beef for the first time since measures were imposed in 2003 to counter mad cow disease.
Abe and Canada's Justin Trudeau extol TPP trade pact without U.S.
Canadian and Japanese leaders on Sunday jointly trumpeted a rebooted Pacific trade pact that came into effect at the start of the year, without the United States. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (or CPTPP) removed trade barriers among 11 nations representing nearly 500 million consumers in the ...
Tokyo hotel to serve giant ¥100,000 wagyu burgers in honor of new emperor
A restaurant in a high-class Tokyo hotel has unveiled giant wagyu burgers with golden-dusted buns costing ¥100,000 ($908), in honor of the upcoming ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito. Available at the Oak Door steakhouse in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, located in the posh Roppongi district, ...
Japan's beef imports from TPP members soar more than 50% in January from 2018
Japan's beef imports from members of a trans-Pacific free trade pact that took effect late last year soared more than 50 percent in January from a year earlier, government data showed Wednesday. Beef imports from Australia, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand — all of whom ...
U.S. farmers fear Trump's China focus will imperil $14 billion in Japan trade
Bill Flory sends about a quarter of the wheat he grows in Idaho to Japan, a country so key to the fourth-generation farmer that he's visited there three times in five years. Now he's worried. While Canada, Australia and the European Union have all recently ...
Chef Wolfgang Puck orders extra 100 kg of Miyazaki beef for exclusive Oscars after-party
Miyazaki wagyu beef has in the past proven so popular at the official Oscars after-party that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ordered an extra 100 kg of the world-famous Japanese delicacy to serve this year. "Because it was so popular, we brought ...
Takayama looks to conquer the world with wagyu exports
In a lush field in the heart of the mountains, a herd of glossy black cows roam happily — prime examples of the area's Hida brand of wagyu beef. With consumption of the famed meat known for its melt-in-the-mouth tenderness and marbled fat on the ...
The agriculture ministry filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday against a man who allegedly tried to bring hundreds of fertilized eggs and sperm of wagyu cattle to China. The ministry filed the complaint with the Osaka Prefectural Police because the case is very serious as ...
Pacific trade deal spurs Canadian farm sales to Japan as U.S. looks on
At the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers. The annual Canadian beef buffet reception attracted 126 people, up sharply from the usual 30 to ...
