Japan has lifted its remaining ban of beef from Canada.
It imposed a ban about 20 years ago after the first case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy was discovered in an Alberta cow.
In 2019 if lifted the ban on beef from Canadian cattle less than 40 months old.
Since 2018, the value of Canadian beef exports to Japan has risen from $215 million to $518 million.
“Cattle producers are grateful for the removal of trade barriers for processed beef in Japan, our second-largest export market for beef,” said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association.
