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SEOUL, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - Cuts of imported U.S. beef have been selling like hotcakes since hitting shelves at major South Korean discount outlets, with sales reaching over 200 tons in just four days, industry sources said Sunday.
The country's top three retailers -- E-Mart, Homeplus and Lottemart -- said their combined sales of U.S. beef reached 205.4 tons as of Sunday afternoon.
The stores had earlier refrained from handling U.S. beef even after an import ban was officially lifted in late June due to fears of a public backlash. They put the meat on sale on Thursday.
South Korea banned all U.S. beef imports in December 2003 after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Washington state. It began to allow imports of ...