Japan, U.S. to Resume Some Beef Imports
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Japan and the United States agreed on Saturday to resume imports of some American beef, halted since December after a case of mad cow disease in Washington state, but did not set a date for restarting trade.
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TOKYO  - Japanese and U.S. officials wrapped up three days of talks  Saturday to lift Tokyo's 10-month-old ban on imports of American beef, reportedly narrowing differences over testing standards for mad cow disease but failing to strike a deal.
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Japan marked a one-year ban Friday on U.S. beef imports over mad cow fears with little indication of repealing the measure, which has closed a billion-dollar market to American beef producers and ravaged Japanese restaurateurs.
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South Korea, once the world's   third-largest export market for American beef, said on Friday   it would open its doors again to U.S. beef and end a three-year   ban imposed because of mad cow disease.
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The Japanese government&#39;s Food Safety Commission will meet Monday to discuss cattle-testing procedures for mad cow disease, possibly bringing forward the end of Japan&#39;s ban on imports of US beef.
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Expressing confidence in the safety of Canadian beef, the Bush administration said Thursday it would stand by its decision to renew Canadian beef imports beginning in March despite a possible new case of mad cow disease.
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Japan's new Agriculture Minister   Toshikatsu Matsuoka said on Wednesday he would follow the   stance set by his predecessor of rejecting a U.S. proposal to   start discussions on easing beef trade rules later this year.
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: US and Japanese negotiators today reached a preliminary agreement to partially lift the 10-month-old ban on American beef exports to Japan within &quot;a matter of weeks&quot; and work toward ending
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Analysts said the discovery of a human case of mad cow disease in Japan may hamper efforts to resume beef imports from the United States.
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WASHINGTON -- Pending a final round of inspections, Taiwan has agreed to resume imports of US beef and beef products, which were suspended because of concerns over mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
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Japan agrees to a partial easing of a 10-month-old ban on beef imports from the United States.
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TOKYO - US and Japanese negotiators struck a deal Saturday to allow limited imports of American beef into Japan for the first time since Tokyo closed its billion-dollar market last year over a mad cow disease scare.
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The United States voiced optimism that Japan would decide to resume imports of US beef next month.
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US beef exports to Japan are to resume soon under an agreement reached yesterday to ease a 10-month ban on the meat prompted by a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.
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South Korea said Monday it will hold talks with the United States about further easing its restrictions on imports of American beef, in an attempt to resolve a thorny trade dispute.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.  - The United States will end its  mad cow-inspired ban on Canadian cattle on March 7 despite  rising criticism from farm groups, Agriculture Secretary Ann  Veneman said on Sunday, adding that Japan and South Korea  should open their doors to U.S. beef.
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Australia&#39;s domination of the export beef trade in Japan is likely to end after weekend moves in Tokyo to allow renewed access to United States producers.