Shimabara City Premium Beef Calf Production Promotion Emergency Measures Grant (Deadline June 12)

1. Overview: Shimabara City (Nagasaki Prefecture) operates this emergency grant to support beef-calf producers hit by yen depreciation and surging feed prices that have suppressed calf sales. The grant aims to maintain and strengthen the beef-calf production base, paying producers that also engage in barn/environment improvement under the national program. 2. Eligible applicants: Producers who satisfy ALL of: (a) reside in Shimabara City, run a livestock business, and produce beef calves; (b) have no delinquency in city taxes (incl. national health insurance tax) with payment due by end of March 2026 (FY2025); (c) qualify under Article 3-1 of the Premium Wagyu Calf Emergency Support program guidelines; and (d) are not organized-crime groups/members under Shimabara Ordinance Article 2(1)(2). 3. Eligible scope and content: Subsidies cover (i) beef calves sold at the Kennan livestock market between April 2025 and March 2026, and (ii) calves under producer-subsidy delivery contracts per the Beef Calf Production Stabilization Special Measures Act. Documents required: Application/Claim Form (No.1), Pledge/Consent Form (No.2), passbook copy. Sales-count documents and the support-program application copy are obtained by the city directly from JA. 4. Rate, ceiling, schedule, points: JPY 10,000 per head sold (no explicit total ceiling). Deadline is June 12 2026 (Fri); late applications are rejected. Submit in person at Ariake Branch Office 1F window 7 (Agriculture and Forestry Section). Bring a seal (inkan). Payment is wired about one month after acceptance.