- 2023.04.25
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MAFF Announces Dairy TRQs for JFY2023
On April 3, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced tariff-rate quota (TRQ) volumes for dairy products during Japanese Fisca……
- 2023.04.13
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Japan Plans Low Imports of Butter and NFDM in JFY2023
Japan announced low tariff-rate quotas for butter (8,000 MT) and non-fat dried milk (750 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2023.
- 2023.04.13
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USJTA enters Year 5 of Agreement
The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) will enter Year 5 of agreement implementation on April 1, 2023, eliminating tariffs on multiple products with s……
- 2023.04.13
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Oilseeds and Products Annual
In MY 2021/22, the total value of Japan’s soybean imports reached a historical record while rapeseed crush hit the lowest point in 10 years as rapesee……
- 2023.04.06
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MAFF Support Payments for Struggling Dairy Industry
Japan introduced an emergency program to induce early slaughtering of less-productive dairy cows in March 2023 as an incentive to reduce excess milk p……
- 2023.04.06
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Japan Lowers HPAI Related Trade Restriction on US Poultry Products
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in Japan has announced an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Heal……
- 2023.04.06
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Japan Gives Green Light to Genome Edited Waxy Corn Product
On March 20, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) added a waxy corn prod……
- 2023.04.04
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Food Processing Ingredients
This report highlights Japan’s food processing industry, notable trends, and a market snapshot of western Japan. The industry experienced a 12.4 perce……
- 2023.03.29
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Japan 254th Food Safety Group
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) proposed revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for 11 agricultural chemicals (Ametoctradin……
- 2023.03.21
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Grain and Feed Annual
FAS/Tokyo projects reduced corn imports and feed consumption in MY2022/23 due to large outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza as well as incre……