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Category: whale

  • Mixed Signals

    Is the beef industry sure getting mixed signals from Japan now. <br />n<br />n<a href="http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=6A8E3CB0-CCF4-4589-C6AE330B283522DB">Japanese impressed with U.S. meat processors</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Japanese officials think the U.S. processes beef perfectly, according to a story from the Dow Jones Newswire. Leaders from Tokyo traveled to Kansas for a first-hand look at processing plants and American slaughter procedures.</blockquote><br…

  • True Reason For Beef Ban

    <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060209/ap_on_re_as/japan_whale_for_sale">Whale Meat Glut a Problem for Japan</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>But Tokyo has a dilemma: by rapidly expanding its whale hunt, Japan now kills more of the giant mammals than its consumers care to eat.<br />n<br />nThe result is an unprecedented glut of whale meat. Prices