Ministers reach basic accord on farm import curb

Ministers reach basic accord on farm import curb

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu heads for a meeting in the Diet on March 30 with Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma to discuss problems resulting from surging imports from China of stone leeks, ''shiitake'' mushrooms and rushes used in ''tatami'' mats. They reached a basic agreement to impose a temporary emergency import curb on these products.

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