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Nebraska Cattlemen appreciates delegation's trade letter to ambNebraska The Nebraska Cattlemen is letting members of the state's congressional delegation know that it appreciates a joint letter they sent June 6 to Ryozo Kato, Japan's ambassador to the U.S. The letter urged Japan to resume normal importation of beef from the U.S. as quickly as possible. On May 22, the World Organization for Animal Health voted unanimously to classify the U.S. as a "controlled risk" country for BSE , which provides for trade in all beef products regardless of animal age. "In the recent past, Nebraska has been the number one red meat exporting state and Japan has been our top export market, NC President Jay Wolf said. "With the international scientific community having confirmed the safety of U.S. beef that we've claimed all along, we appreciate Senators Hagel and Nelson and Representatives Fortenberry, Smith and Terry emphasizing this and uniformly calling for the Japanese to allow normal trade to resume. The Nebraska Cattlemen association serves as the spokesman for the state's beef cattle industry and represents professional cattle breeders, ranchers and feeders, as well as 48 county and local cattlemen's associations. Its headquarters are in Lincoln and second office in Alliance serves cattlemen in western Nebraska. This and other Nebraska Cattlemen information is available at www.nebraskacattlemen.org. 7/2/07
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