JAPAN BEEF EXPORTS TO TAIWAN BOOK AFTER LIFTING OF BSE BAN
September 1st, 2018
Taiwan has become the top importer of Japanese beef, less than one year since lifting a ban on the product. The 16-year ban was put in place following outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease in Japan in 2001 but was lifted in September 2017. According to Japanese government export data, Taiwan overtook former leading importer, Hong Kong, in fiscal 2017 (year end March 2018).
About 95% of all beef consumed in Taiwan is imported but before the ban, in 2000, Japan exported a mere four tonnes of its beef to the island according ...
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