date:Feb 25, 2014
to fall to zero over 15 years.
The proposal to Washington on beef compares with Japans separate proposal to Australia to cut tariff on beef imports to around 30 percent in negotiations for a separate Free Trade Agreement.
Japan hopes to obtain approval from the US by offering more favourable treatment on US beef than Australian beef, the Japan Times reported.
Among other goods categorised as sensitive farm product groups, the Abe administration is seeking to retain tariffs on rice while incr