3 arrested for illegally exporting 30 tons of wagyu beef to Hong Kong

Finally! We have the answer to the question asked 40 years ago! “Where’s the beef!?”

There is certainly a lot at stake.

Lol. @owzer that reference is too old and cultural to only America. But good to know I'm not the only one who remembers a bunch of old ladies in a Wendy's commercial.

@namahage Very pun-ny.

Luckily if you peruse the statistics this is a fairly rare crime. Or at least medium rare.

Where’s the BEEF?!

Seems a BEEFY 'hunger' for FATTY Profits!

They gonna get 'grilled' by the authorities

Morons, as who sends massive quantities of expensive beef to a poor country like Cambodia? It doesn't pass the 'smell' test!

wagyu beef bound for Hong Kong must go through sanitary control procedures at a facility designated by the ministry, although the procedures are not necessary for meat destined for Cambodia.

I read elsewhere that Japan is going to discuss the importance of “free trade” with the British.

Why one rule for Hong Kong and another for Cambodia?

30 tons is a lot to 'beef' about

I have heard Hong Kong has the highest per capita meat consumption in the world, hence their longest life expectancy as well.

Why would Japan honestly care? Artificially raising the price for HK people? Exports are just that. If the receiving country doesn’t accept them it’s their loss. The amount of wasted time on these kinds of issues are so annoying as they are just wasting tax dollars

Why one rule for Hong Kong and another for Cambodia?

Because China

Why would Japan honestly care?

Export rules, Contracts, Customs, International Agreement, Quota etc...

At least H.K. was planning to serve real Wagyu. Many fakes out there.

I wonder how many were involved in the stake out…

I suppose they are cooked now…well done…team ( I prefer medium rare)…

HK is the largest importer of japanese food in the world, or was, before seafood (how do I underline??) imports 'dried up'. Methinks Aus has the highest LAND meat consumption in the world. HK did have the longest life expectancy in until 2022 (W.H.O.) guess which nation of 140mlln took the honour back.. SEAFOOD rules.

It's true, HK is #2 in life expectancy to Monaco, which of course is loaded with fat cats who take health seriously.

HK has a serious food culture, people eat tons of beef and pork but its largely high-quality grain fed, not the lousy animal feed full of hormones they give to folks most elsewhere in China and the world for that matter.

Health is wealth after all, and it feels good to be healthy!

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So why they did it ??

Probably it costs an arm and leg to get it certified OR another Exporter / Dealer has full monopoly and control over exporting this beef to Hong Kong

Wonder if I’m the only person here who finds any Wagyu over A3 deeply unpleasant.

That beef looks awful. Too much fat !