Will US tariffs on Japanese beef be significantly increased to affect exports?

Tariffs on Japanese beef from the United States will be significantly raised at the end of last month, and there are concerns that it will affect the strong export of beef from Japan to the United States, such as Japanese beef.

Regarding the export of beef from Japan to the United States, the Japan-US trade agreement during the previous Trump administration decided to use a low tariff limit combined with some other countries, and it has been used since then. increase.

However, the number of Brazilian beef that falls into this frame has increased sharply due to the effects of the drought in Australia.

The US government announced on the 6th of this month that it raised tariffs because imports exceeded this limit at the end of March.

Until now, when exporting beef from Japan to the United States, the tariff on the United States was about 5 yen per kilogram.

The new tariff due to exceeding the limit will be 26.4%.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, beef of about 9000 yen per kilo, including transportation costs, will be subject to a tariff of about 2300 yen per kilo.

For Japan, the United States is the world's second largest beef exporter, and there are concerns that it will put a brake on strong beef exports.

Regarding this, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kaneko said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 8th, "I would like to work on the United States and keep an eye on export trends."