Closer Yet

<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/J/JAPAN_US_BEEF?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=BUSINESS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Japan prepares to lift ban on U.S. beef</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japan is expected to approve a partial resumption of imports of U.S. beef this coming week, a news report said Saturday.<br />n<br />nThe government plans to officially approve the resumption on Thursday, the national Yomiuri newspaper said, without citing sources, which is customary in Japanese newspapers.</blockquote><br />n<br />nIt'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.<br />n<br />n<strong>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</strong>