MIYAZAKI -- A halal-certified meat processing plant is to be constructed in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, with the aim of expanding exports of the prefecture's beef to Muslims around the world.
Yonezo Arita, a local cattle producer and processor, and three others formed a company named Scrum Export Meat Miyazaki Co., which is expected to begin operating the plant in spring 2024.
Well-known Miyazaki meat company Miyachiku is an investor in the new venture.