January 13, 2004

Australian Beef Imports To Japan Up

Japan has imported more Australian beef, following its ban on US beef.

A spokesman for Meat and Livestock Australia, Dr Peter Barnard, says a Japanese delegation last week accepted an offer from the Australian beef industry to increase shipments to Japan.

He says demand is already rising.

"Last week in the Japanese wholesale beef market prices for Australian product increased significantly and from talking to meat exporters from Australia there's increased interest and increased orders already flowing through for Australian product," says Dr Barnard.