- 2020.04.17
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Japan Provides Food Labeling Flexibility in Response to COVID19
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency will temporarily suspend the strict monitoring of non-critical food labeling information in response to COVID-19 relat……
- 2020.04.17
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COVID-19 Impacts on Food Distribution in Japan – Update I
Following official requests that people stay at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, schools have closed, tourism has come to a halt, and public ou……
- 2020.04.15
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ALIC Announces Details of COVID-19 Funding for Beef Industry
On April 13, Japan’s Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC), a state-trading enterprise, announced details of $875 million it will re……
- 2020.04.14
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Rice Straw Market in Japan
Approximately 950,000 metric tons of rice straw is consumed as beef cattle feed in Japan each year, of which roughly 25 percent is imported. Japan’s b……
- 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……