U.S. meatpackers are shipping beef to Japan again and the first batch is expected to arrive in Tokyo by air Sunday, industry officials said Friday.
The beef will reach Japanese importers around next week, after going through customs, they said.
The shipments will be the first to arrive since the government decided in late July to lift its import ban, which was imposed to prevent the potential spread of mad cow disease.
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