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The United States is the world’s largest producer of beef but it also imports more beef than any other country.

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Despite a gradual annual decline in Japanese demand for oil, improved crushing margins in marketing year (MY) 2015/16 have made domestically produced soybean meal more competitive...

The Japanese retail food industry in 2014 experienced growth in all of the three major categories: largescale and conventional supermarkets, department stores, and convenience stores.

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While Japan’s soybean production recovered in MY 2014/15, domestic production accounts for only 25 percent of soybeans consumed for food and a mere 8 percent of total soybean utilization.

As Japanese pork production recovers from PEDv, Japanese beef production will likely continue along its recent downward trend in 2015.

The United States exported a record $9.7 billion of forest products in fiscal year 2014. Among U.S. agricultural exports, only corn and soybeans had higher export values.

The Japanese Government's Basic Plan for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, which sets Japan's agricultural policy direction for the next 10 years, is revised every five years.