- 2020.04.09
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COVID-19 Impacts on Food Distribution in Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused food service sales in Japan at restaurants and hotels to nosedive and retail sales at supermarkets to jump as schools……
- 2020.04.08
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Cabinet Approves COVID-19 Supplementary Budget for MAFF
Japan’s Cabinet approved a $990 billion economic package to support the economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Agriculture, For……
- 2020.04.08
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Japan Announces Dairy TRQs for JFY 2020
On April 1, 2020, the Government of Japan announced tariff-rate quota volumes for dairy products that will be open during Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2……
- 2020.04.06
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Falling Wagyu Prices Trigger Supports Amid COVID-19
Falling wagyu beef prices since 2019 have triggered increased support payments under the Beef Livestock Stabilization Program, also known as Beef Maru……
- 2020.03.31
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Oilseeds and Products Annual
Soybean exports to Japan will increase in MY 2019/20 and MY 2020/21 due to a favorable soybean crush margin and advance contracting by crushers. Stabl……
- 2020.03.30
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Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
This report provides the latest status of consumption, regulation, public perception, research, development, production, and use of agricultural biote……
- 2020.03.30
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Japan Health Foods Market Overview
In 2018, Japan’s health-related food market was the third largest in the world with an estimated value of $13.2 billion, up two percent from the previ……
- 2020.03.30
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MAFF JFY2020 Budget Focuses on Reinforcement of Agricultural Production Resources and Infrastructure
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) received 2.41 trillion yen (roughly US$22.1 billion) for its Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 202……
- 2020.03.30
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Japan Provides COVID-19 Emergency Funding to Producers and Food Manufacturers
The Government of Japan released two tranches of emergency funding for COVID-19 countermeasures, 15.3 billion yen (US$140 million) on February 13 and ……
- 2020.03.25
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Food Processing Ingredients
In 2019, Japan’s food processing industry manufactured $219.7 billion of food and beverage products, up from $216.8 billion in 2018. Health-oriented p……