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Radiation contamination concerns led to this week’s ban on food imports from the area near Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant.

In February, 249,000 dairy cows were sent through Federally inspected slaughter plants, 12% more than a year ago.

Approximately 6% of Holstein cattle carry the gene for Brachyspina, which can cause embryonic death, stillbirth or other physical deformities.

Limited supply, renewed demand push prices to near-record level

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will ban imports of dairy products and vegetables from an area near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, citing “radionuclide contamination."The measure will cover products such as milk and spinach from Fukushima, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, the FDA said.