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U.S. exhibitors at FOODEX 2016 report more than $25 million in projected sales; FAS/Japan helps promote U.S. beef, soybeans and organic products...

U.S. beef is poised to reclaim lost market share in 2016, as Australian supplies tighten and price offers climb, despite a widening tariff advantage for Australian beef.

Japan’s feed industry relies almost entirely on imported grains.

The hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) food service industry performed favorably in 2014 and 2015, finally recovering from the prolonged negative impacts of the March 2011 earthquake.

For the 2015/16 season, Japanese cherry production is expected to revert to normal levels following last year’s increased production, as there was some frost damage in the spring.

This report provides the latest status of consumption, regulation, public perception, research, development and production of genetically engineered crops and animals in Japan.

The United States is the world’s top exporter of processed potato products. Over the past decade those exports have grown 127 percent, reaching a record $1.5 billion in 2014...

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

In April 2015, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency introduced a third category of health claim labeling for food and expanded the reach of another category, opening the door to new marketing strategies..