I came across an excellent piece on beef trade. Entitled U.S. - Japan Agreements on Beef Imports, it is an excerpt from a publication, Regional Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture/AER-771. I found it to be a very informative read on Japan’s beef industry from its beginnings in 1950-1960 up to today and the influence of the U.S. on getting access to the Japanese market. The link is below:
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer771/aer771n.pdf
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer771/aer771n.pdf
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