Disaster to Slow U.S. Exports ; Demand From Japan to Drop During Crisis.

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The United States will likely send less food to Japan in the coming weeks as damage from Friday's earthquake and tsunami makes shipping to some areas difficult and demand drops while people focus on burying the dead and other emergency work, agriculture experts said.

It's unclear what Japan will need from America's bread basket in the longer term. The island nation with the world's third-largest economy is typically a top buyer of U.S. grains and meats. It buys more corn than any other country -- nearly 600 million bushels last year to process into livestock feed -- and is a top export market for soybeans, pork and California rice.

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Disaster to Slow U.S. Exports ; Demand From Japan to Drop During Crisis.

Despite photos from Japan of long lines and empty grocery stores, analysts said they weren't worried about a food shortage. Japan keeps large quantities of rice in reserve, and a U.S. Department of Agriculture statement said stoc...

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