Japan is expected to approve a partial resumption of imports of U.S. beef this coming week, a news report said Saturday.
The government plans to officially approve the resumption on Thursday, the national Yomiuri newspaper said, without citing sources, which is customary in Japanese newspapers.
It's getting closer and closer. Eventually there will be official news that this is going to happen and not just rumors. Is it going to make a difference? No. US beef is going to have a hard go of it in Japan so this isn't something that is going to make a lot of difference in the beef markets. Getting a foot in the door is a start. Building market share is the nest step. I'm not an expert on that but given time it will happen. It might be quite a few years before we get any kind of decent market share but it will happen. I'm confident.
Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with a sure hope and trust in itself. Marcus Tullius Cicero
