TheCattleSite Latest News: Japan
24 July 2017
Marubeni Seeks Juicier Cut of China Market with $170m US Beef DealJAPAN - Marubeni has added a US beef processor to its portfolio, anticipating greater exports to China after Beijing lifted a long-standing ban on meat from American cattle in June....
18 July 2017
Taiwan to Conditionally Lift 16-year-old Import Ban on Japanese BeefJAPAN - Taiwan has decided in principle to lift a ban since 2001 on beef imported from Japan, action taken following the discovery there of cattle with mad cow disease, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement posted Monday on its website....
12 July 2017
EU Free Trade Deal Likely to Hurt Japan’s Dairy FarmersJAPAN - The economic partnership agreement between the European Union and Japan comes as a corrective to the rising wave of protectionism in the United States and Britain but could deal a blow to Japanese dairy farmers and wineries, experts say....
06 July 2017
Dairy Industry Likely to Get More Aid After EPA Deal with EUJAPAN - Japan is expected to boost subsidies and other assistance to dairy farmers after reaching a broad accord on its economic partnership agreement with the European Union, informed sources say....
30 June 2017
Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence to Change Dairy FarmingJAPAN - Dairy farmers are busy with routines such as cleaning cowsheds, milking, and feeding, so it's very difficult to determine the condition of cows. If this continues, they will remain too busy to ensure the quantity and quality of milk and dairy...
29 June 2017
US Beef Wholesale Prices Soar in Japan on Fatter DemandJAPAN - Prices of American beef used in meals like beef bowls and shabu-shabu hot pot have jumped in Japan amid strong demand here and a soaring appetite for the meat in the US....
23 June 2017
Japan May Set Tariff-free Quota for EU Beef Under EPAJAPAN - Japan is considering setting a tariff-free import quota for beef from European Union member states, as requested by the EU in the two sides’ negotiations on an economic partnership agreement for free trade, informed sources told Jiji Press on...
08 June 2017
Overcoming Immune Suppression to Fight Against Bovine LeukemiaJAPAN - Bovine leukemia is a systemic, malignant lymphosarcoma in cows which is mainly caused by infection with a retrovirus, bovine leukemia virus (BLV)....
24 May 2017
Dairy Cows Serve as Surrogate Moms for Wagyu Beef CattleJAPAN - A start-up in Mie Prefecture is attempting to beef up the breeding of famed "wagyu" cattle through surrogate birthing by Holstein dairy cows in Hokkaido....
02 May 2017
Chinese Corn Returns to Japanese Livestock Farms After 7 YearsJAPAN - Japan imported China-grown corn for livestock feed for the first time since February 2010 in March in order to ease shortages, according to the Japanese Ministry of Finance....
17 April 2017
Japan Supermarket Trade Show Promotes US MeatJAPAN - Working to get a head start on the summer menu preferences of Japanese consumers, USMEF offered tasting samples of American-style barbecue at Supermarket Trade Show 2017, an event sponsored by the New Supermarket Association of Japan in Chiba...
12 April 2017
Japanese Event Connects US Red Meat to Healthy LifestyleJAPAN - In response to a request by Spark, a leading Japanese regional supermarket chain, USMEF promoted the nutritional value of US pork and beef in a consumer event in Hiroshima. ...
20 March 2017
US Beef, Pork Showcased at Asia's Largest Food ShowJAPAN - As US exporters met with hundreds of buyers and representatives of Japan’s retail and foodservice industries at FoodEx Japan, USMEF promoted US red meat by serving samples of US beef tongue and thin-sliced and fried US pork cutlets aimed at...
07 March 2017
Japan Industry Officials Beef up Wagyu LogoJAPAN - The Japan Livestock Industry Association has created a new logo for overseas promotion of wagyu beef that more clearly shows the meat was produced in Japan....
20 February 2017
Japan's Dairy Import Prices Soar Amid Output CutsJAPAN - Cheese and butter import prices are climbing as exporting nations in Oceania and Europe curtail production of raw milk, while the yen's weakness against the dollar could eventually have a ripple effect on domestic retail prices....
07 February 2017
US Red Meat Offered as Quality Option for Yakiniku RestaurantsJAPAN - USMEF participated in Tokyo’s Yakiniku Business Fair 2017, presenting US beef – including USDA Prime cuts and branded Angus products – as alternatives to domestic Japanese beef while showcasing US pork as an option for Japan’s many yakiniku...
31 January 2017
Australia to Resume Japanese Beef ImportsJAPAN - Australia looks set to lift a 16-year ban on imports of Japanese beef by the end of this year, now that the country's government has confirmed the meat is safe for human consumption....
27 January 2017
Japan's Dairy Prices Bounce BackJAPAN - International dairy product prices have seen a rebound after farmers in Europe and New Zealand curbed production in the face of price falls in 2015-2016, resulting in an easing of global oversupply....
25 January 2017
Farm in Ex-evacuation Fukushima Area Ships Milk AgainJAPAN - A dairy farm near the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan began shipping raw milk again yesterday....
23 December 2016
Japanese Group to Sell Stakes in Chinese Farm, Dairy OutfitsJAPAN - Asahi Group Holdings will unload its shares in a dairy company and farm business in China, as it realigns its assets to focus on strategic growth fields....
01 September 2016
More Cows Give Birth at Full MoonJAPAN - A popular belief that there is a higher number of births around the full moon has been shown to be true for dairy cows by a group of University of Tokyo researchers....
09 February 2016
Japan Lifts Ban on Imports of Danish BeefJAPAN - Japan lifted its long-term ban on Danish beef based on an alleged risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on 2 February 2016....
02 December 2015
Beef Import Values Increase in JapanJAPAN - Beef imports in Japan registered a reduction in volume this year compared to last year, largely due to the fall in US shipments, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) have reported....
04 December 2014
New Biomin Web Site Now Available in JapaneseJAPAN - Biomin has now launched a Japanese version of the new corporate web site....
22 August 2014
Upward Pressure Exerted on Japanese Beef PricesJAPAN - Tight exportable beef supplies in Australia and the United States and the continued decline of Japanese beef production are exerting upward pressure on Japanese beef prices....
13 June 2014
Japan’s Beef Inventories Up 23 Per CentJAPAN – Beef inventories have strengthened in Japan this spring, according to the latest supply and demand data by the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC)....
22 May 2014
Japanese Cattle Numbers FallingJAPAN – Japan’s cattle population contracted by 2.5 per cent last year as a range of factors combined to put pressure on farms....
05 May 2014
US Beef Imports to Japan UpJAPAN - Japan custom-cleared 36,847 tonnes of beef in March, down nine per cent year-on-year, with a large decline in imports of Australian frozen beef partially offset by a surge in US shortplate volumes according to data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance....
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