{"id":4337,"date":"2016-05-05T13:54:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/video-u-s-corn-in-japanese-cattle-production\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:54:28","slug":"video-u-s-corn-in-japanese-cattle-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/video-u-s-corn-in-japanese-cattle-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: U.S. Corn In Japanese Cattle Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) Director in Japan Tommy Hamamoto visited local feed millers and Wagyu cattle producers this month to promote the use of U.S. corn in their feed rations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zy_kP1CF_6A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span>Wagyu cattle are predisposed to intense marbling, which means they produce cuts of meat that are more likely to receive higher quality grade scores.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Japanese Wagyu producers are now competing with U.S. beef producers on the global market,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Hamamoto said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Because of this, they are looking to decrease production costs, which may create an opportunity for U.S. corn.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One way for Japanese beef producers to reduce their production costs is to form a cooperative. During Hamamoto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tour of the beef production area in Japan, he visited a beef feedlot that is owned by the Japanese Agricultural Cooperative (JA), where he learned about their use of U.S. corn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153By forming this cooperative, JA has lessened the financial burden on Wagyu raising farmers,\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd Hamamoto said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is an example of one Japanese cooperative&#8217;s efforts to make livestock production more cost efficient.\u00e2\u20ac\ufffd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/USGC.informz.net\/z\/cjUucD9taT01NTc1MjEyJnA9MSZ1PTEwNjIwMjQxMTYmbGk9MzUxMzk3OTg\/index.html\" target=\"_self\">here<\/a> to learn more about the Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s efforts in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Grains Council\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s (USGC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s) Director in Japan Tommy Hamamoto visited local feed millers and Wagyu cattle producers this month to promote the use of U.S. corn in their feed rations. 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