- 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.
- 2023.04.06
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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……
- 2023.04.04
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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……
- 2023.03.10
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Japan Announces Measures to Strengthen Food Security
On December 27, 2022, the Government of Japan (GOJ) released the “Food Security Reinforcement Policy Framework,” which aims to lower Japan's dependenc……
- 2023.01.31
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Forage Market Update
This report replaces and corrects a report published on November 10, 2022 with the same title. This report correctly attributes the conversion factors……
- 2023.01.17
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Retail Market in Western Japan
Eleven of Japan’s top 25 food and beverage retailers are headquartered in western Japan. These regional retailers have deep community roots and are kn……
- 2023.01.17
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Japan Proposes GI Protection for 15 Additional EU Products
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposed 15 new geographical indications (GIs) for EU food products, including cheese, ……
- 2023.01.05
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Japan Opens Public Comment Period on GI Designation for the First Domestic Dairy Product
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has proposed geographical indication (GI) protection for Tokachi Raclette cheese from Hokka……