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Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: MAFF Lowers Planned Butter Imports by 30 Percent

On September 25, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) announced that it would lower planned imports of butter to 14,000 metric tons (MT) for Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2020...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Grain and Feed Update

Feed production is projected to increase slightly, reflecting stable livestock production and a slight increase in poultry production.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) invites public comments on its proposal to shorten the eligibility window for previously approved and future biomass projects...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan Raises Carbon Intensity Value for Gasoline

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry increased the greenhouse gas emission value of gasoline to 88.74 g-CO2eq/MJ from 84.11 g-CO2eq/MJ.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan 235th Food Safety Group

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for Oxazosulfyl, Cartap, Thiocyclam, Bensultap, Fenhexamid, Prohydrojasmon, Flometoquin...
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) updated its English language website with more information about Japan’s new positive list system for food packaging materials. Japan implemented
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Poultry and Products Annual

Japan’s chicken production in 2021 is projected to continue steady growth in order to meet increasing household demand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: The WASABI - Hot News from Japan Vol. 11 Issue 4

ATO Tokyo Sponsors the USA Pavilion at FOODEX JAPAN 2015; Ambassador Kennedy Observes Silkworms for Genetically Engineered Application...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Oilseeds and Products Annual

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.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Livestock and Products Semi-annual

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

Money Does Grow on Trees as U.S. Forest Product Exports Set Record

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.