After two decades of negotiations, the Japanese Animal Health Council took a key step toward allowing the import of meat from the disease-free zone with vaccination. This is one of the most demanding and highest-paying markets in the world.
In a historic step, the Ministry of Agriculture reported that the Animal Health Council of the Japanese MAFF, at its 77th meeting, approved the risk analysis regarding foot-and-mouth disease presented by Argentine.
After 20 years of negotiations, the decision becomes a milestone and brings Argentine beef from the northern zone (that from the foot-and-mouth disease-free zone without vaccination has been approved since 2018) closer to Japanese market.
Japan is one of the world’s leading importers, third after China and the United States, with half a million tons per year and with one of the highest average prices.
