Japanese supermarkets reintroduce US beef

Japanese supermarkets reintroduce U.S. beef
by Pete Hisey
on 12/28/2005 for Meatingplace.com

Two supermarket chains, Cowboy and Marunaka Co., reintroduced U.S. beef for the first time in two years on Monday. According to Kyodo News Service, Marunaka was selling about six tons of Kansas beef for prices ranging from about $8 per pound for chuck to about $14 for sirloin (230 yen and 400 yen, respectively, for 100 grams of beef, a bit less than four ounces). According to Kyodo, customer reaction was approving but cautious, with one customer saying she would stick with domestic beef for a while longer, while another said he was not worried about the beef’s safety.