Beef Dodges Tariff Hike

Japanese Import Fees Remain at 38.5%

Richard Smith
By  Richard Smith , DTN Tokyo Correspondent
Japanese shopper at the meat counter. The country will not invoke higher tariffs on U.S. beef on Aug. 1. (DTN file photo by Marcia Zarley Taylor)
Japanese shopper at the meat counter. The country will not invoke higher tariffs on U.S. beef on Aug. 1. (DTN file photo by Marcia Zarley Taylor)
Japan will not invoke higher tariffs on U.S. beef as second quarter imports fell just below levels of a year ago. Higher import sales trigger tariffs of 50%. Next chance for tariff hike is October 1.

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