The signing of the 1988 Japan Beef Market Access Agreement has provided the US beef industry easier access to the Japanese market. To fully exploit the export opportunities afforded by the agreement, US producers may need to target, at least partially, the high-valued market niches. A hedonic...

Japan is the leading export market for U.S. beef and veal products importing about 203,483 metric tons valued at approximately 1.28 billion dollars in 1989.1/ The potential for exporting beef to Japan has received intensive interest since the signing of the 1988 Japanese Beef Market Access...