Farmers are worried the suspension of live cattle exports could have major ramifications for their industry.
Cattle exports were suspended last week following the capsizing and sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 in the East China Sea.
The search for survivors, including New Zealanders Scott Harris and Lochie Bellerby, had been on hold for the last few days after a second typhoon battered the search area.
That weather has eased and late yesterday a Japanese coastguard aircraft resumed the search around the islands off the south west of Japan.
But nothing was found.
Damien O'Connor is the Agriculture Minister.
He speaks to Corin Dann.
The latest out of Japan as of Tuesday morning is the Coast Guard will resume searching today with an aircraft and two patrol boats.
