Japan has agreed to lift longstanding restrictions on American beef exports, clearing the way for product to enter the market regardless of age, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday.
Back in 2005, Japan imposed age restrictions on U.S. beef imports in response to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, sometimes known asAccording to the USDA announcement, Japan agreed to remove its 30-month cattle age limit for U.S. beef imports. The new terms, which take effect immediately, allow U.S. products from all cattle, regardless of age, to enter Japan for the first time since 2003, the government said.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation estimates that expanded access without the age restrictions could increase U.S. beef sales to Japan 7% to 10%, or by $150 million to $200 million annually. It said the ability of the industry to use beef from over-30-month cattle also will lower costs for companies exporting processed beef products to Japan.
"There are countries and regions where it takes decades to build up to $200 million in beef exports," said Joe Schuele, a spokesman for USMEF. "And yet in Japan, we're going to add that business in really a short period of time. So in a way, this is kind of like opening up a whole new medium-sized market."
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