- 2025.03.11
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Continued High Prices for Japanese Table Rice Leads to High Import Demand and Release of Government Emergency Rice Supplies
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has taken extraordinary steps to alleviate high rice prices that have continued to increase……
- 2025.03.05
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Livestock and Products Semi-annual
In 2025, beginning inventories and beef production declined due to the increased pace of slaughter in 2024. Beef consumption remains weak due to infla……
- 2025.02.28
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Japan to Mandate Allergy Labeling on Cashew Nuts and to Recommend Allergy Labeling on Pistachios
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) intends to mandate allergy labeling on cashew nuts from the current recommended status. The CAA also intends to ……
- 2025.02.28
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Japan 265th Food Safety Group
The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan announced four sets of proposals. First was revisions on Japan’s maximum residue levels for 9 agricultural ……
- 2025.02.04
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Forage Market Update
FAS/Tokyo projects Japan’s forage demand to continue to be sluggish in MY2024/25 due to the slow recovery of cattle inventories. Even weaker demand fo……
- 2025.01.15
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264th Japan Food Safety Group
The Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) of Japan proposed three sets of revisions. One is for Japan’s maximum residue levels for three agricultural chemical……
- 2024.12.26
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Japan to Revise JAS Chicken Eggs and Meat
On December 17, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) invited public comments on a revision to the Japanese Agricultur……
- 2024.12.24
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Japan to Revise JAS Miso Standard
On December 17, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) invited public comments on a revision to the Japanese Agricultur……
- 2024.12.18
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Citrus Annual
Mandarin production in Japan continues to decline because of high summer temperatures, in addition to a decreasing number of farmers and planted acrea……
- 2024.12.17
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Food Service – Hotel Restaurant Institutional Annual
In 2023, total sales of Japan’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional food service industry (HRI) increased by approximately 16 percent compared to the……