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Nakagawa rejects U.S. call for importing beef from older cattle
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 KYODO
Visiting Japanese agriculture minister Shoichi Nakagawa rejected his U.S. counterpart's call Friday for talks on raising the age limit of cattle eligible for beef imports to Japan to 30 months from the current 20 months.
''It will not serve our purpose to help, to embark upon such discussions at this point in time, for the sake of Japanese consumers and also for the sake of U.S. producers,'' Nakagawa said in a joint press conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns after their meeting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 KYODO
Visiting Japanese agriculture minister Shoichi Nakagawa rejected his U.S. counterpart's call Friday for talks on raising the age limit of cattle eligible for beef imports to Japan to 30 months from the current 20 months.
''It will not serve our purpose to help, to embark upon such discussions at this point in time, for the sake of Japanese consumers and also for the sake of U.S. producers,'' Nakagawa said in a joint press conference with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns after their meeting.
