To better display graphics and charts, attache reports are now available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You may need to get the free Acrobat reader. The reports are also available in WordPerfect format and can be downloaded to your word processing program. Note: Reports received prior to August, 1998 may be available in TEXT format only. Released: Feb 18 2004 Japan  | Food Business Line   JA4505 Highlight: From America's largest overseas food and agricultural export market as translated from Japan's mass media and food industry news. This issue includes: Aeon is preparing to increase its Tasmanian meat production from its privately held feedlot in Australia; Food service operators rush to deal with beef shortages resulting from the import ban on U.S. beef; The cost of replacing U.S. beef with Australian beef is increasing; Ajinomoto and other Japanese food manufacturers in the health food market are expanding their business in the United States; For the first time in 79 years, chickens in Japan were found infected with avian influenza.View the Acrobat version | View/Download the MS Word version   Click this icon to get Acrobat Reader >> Go to the Attache Report Search Engine