Tariff Reforms and the Competitiveness of U.S. Beef in Japan


by Andrew Muhammad, Kari Heerman, Alex Melton, and John Dyck

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook No. (LDPM-259-01) 31 pp, January 2016

Japan is one of the largest beef importing countries in the world and an important destination market for the United States. This report examines how Japanese importers view U.S. beef vis-à-vis imports from Australia and other countries, how imports differ across beef products, and how market access reform might affect Japanese beef imports.

Keywords: U.S. beef, Australia, beef, BSE, imports, Japan, Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, tariffs, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, United States

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