- 2020.04.22
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Japan Opens Public Comments Period to Approve DMDC as Wine Additive
The National Tax Agency of Japan invites public comments on the use of dimethyl dicarbonate, (DMDC) to preserve wine and “fruit wine” products. Commen……
- 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……
- 2020.04.08
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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……
- 2020.03.24
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USJTA Treatment for Sugars and Sugar Confectionary
This is one in a series of reports providing concise overviews of how the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2……
- 2020.03.24
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Japan Increases Dairy Price Supports Due to COVID-19
The Government of Japan announced increased support for dairy farmers and processors to mitigate impact of reduced milk consumption in schools followi……
- 2020.03.19
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Grain and Feed Annual
Stable demand for feed and relative price competitiveness are forecast to maintain Japan’s robust demand for corn in MY2020/21. Sorghum imports are ex……
- 2020.03.13
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Livestock and Products Semi-annual
FAS/Tokyo revises Japan's 2020 beef production slightly upward as a result of delayed slaughter at the end of 2019, yielding one percent growth. Expec……