Japan Still Buying US Pork

Traders Say PED Hasn't Affected US Exports of Pork to Japan Yet

Richard Smith
By  Richard Smith , DTN Tokyo Correspondent
Traders fear higher U.S. pork prices could begin to affect U.S. pork exports by this summer. (Photo courtesy of USDA)
Traders fear higher U.S. pork prices could begin to affect U.S. pork exports by this summer. (Photo courtesy of USDA)
Porcine epidemic diarrhea has not yet affected U.S. exports of pork to Japan, pork traders say. But some fear high prices and insufficient volume availability could negatively influence purchasing behavior in Japan by summer.

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