Looks like beef is going to be real cheap. Several countries halted beef imports from the U.S. overnight.
U.S. Braces for Impact of Mad Cow Disease
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By JONATHAN D. SALANT, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - From consumers to beef producers, Americans braced for the fallout from the apparent discovery of mad cow disease in the United States even as federal officials insisted the food supply was safe.
The impact was evident almost immediately: Eight nations, including Japan, South Korea (news - web sites) and Taiwan, halted U.S. beef imports just hours after the Agriculture Department announced Tuesday that a cow at a farm near Yakima, Wash., had tested positive for the brain-wasting disease. Japan is the largest overseas market for U.S. beef.