The Agriculture Ministry said it setJapan's beef import quota for the six months from April 1 at
93,000 tonnes, up from 83,000 in the second half of 1986/87 and
85,000 a year earlier.
    Under an agreement with the U.S. And Australia, Japan has
been increasing imports by 9,000 tonnes a year from March 31,
1985, to reach a projected 177,000 tonnes in the year to March
31, 1988.
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