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Mike

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US Refuses To Buy Back Rejected Beef From Japan 5/17/06

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The Japan Meat Traders Association said Wednesday the U.S. government has refused to buy back Y1.4 billion ($12 million) worth of American beef that it had imported but could not clear Japanese customs due to the discovery of a material banned under the bilateral accord to safeguard against mad cow disease, in a separate shipment of U.S. beef, Kyodo News reported.

Washington said in a letter to the association that it cannot be held responsible for the damage, which affected the group's 17 member firms, on the grounds that the loss stemmed from Tokyo's decision to halt U.S. beef imports following the discovery in January. "We don't support the U.S. view and will consider how to respond to the situation while monitoring relevant developments," said the association's director, Tatsuo Iwama.

The association, which groups trade concerns and food manufacturers, asked the U.S. government to buy back 1,300 tons of beef in February after Japan, which had ended a two-year-old import ban on U.S. beef in December, reimposed it in January due to the discovery of a backbone in a veal shipment.
 

HAY MAKER

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Mike said:
US Refuses To Buy Back Rejected Beef From Japan 5/17/06

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The Japan Meat Traders Association said Wednesday the U.S. government has refused to buy back Y1.4 billion ($12 million) worth of American beef that it had imported but could not clear Japanese customs due to the discovery of a material banned under the bilateral accord to safeguard against mad cow disease, in a separate shipment of U.S. beef, Kyodo News reported.

Washington said in a letter to the association that it cannot be held responsible for the damage, which affected the group's 17 member firms, on the grounds that the loss stemmed from Tokyo's decision to halt U.S. beef imports following the discovery in January. "We don't support the U.S. view and will consider how to respond to the situation while monitoring relevant developments," said the association's director, Tatsuo Iwama.

The association, which groups trade concerns and food manufacturers, asked the U.S. government to buy back 1,300 tons of beef in February after Japan, which had ended a two-year-old import ban on U.S. beef in December, reimposed it in January due to the discovery of a backbone in a veal shipment.

I was wondering about this,just this morning after talkin to a few neighbors,I never did hear what happened to the meat ???............good luck
 

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