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U.S. farmers, poised to ship record beef cargos for a second straight year, may get a further boost as Japan, once their biggest overseas customer, considers easing trade curbs imposed after an outbreak of mad cow disease.
Sales to Japan may jump 43 percent to 202,100 metric tons, the most since 2003, should the restrictions end in the second quarter, Global AgriTrends, a Denver-based research company, estimates.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
