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The total value of all retail food and beverage (F&B) sales was 52.2 trillion yen or $474.9 billion dollars.

Japan is the fourth largest export market for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products.

Japan’s hotel, restaurant and institutional food service industry (HRI) achieved record high sales of ¥32.42 trillion ($295.2 billion) in 2016.

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries approved 70 European Union (EU)-proposed geographical indications for agricultural items on December 15, 2017.

Although Japanese production and consumption of citrus has been in decline for decades, market year (MY) 2016/17 marked a small increase from the previous MY.

Japan is likely to finalize a determination in January, 2018, that will allow the use of U.S. corn-based ethanol in the production of bio-Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) from 2018.

France is currently the largest seafood market by value in the EU28 with sales at $5.5 billion.

Following the EU’s decision to extend the authorization of glyphosate for another five years, French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted that he asked the Government of France....

The total MY2017/18 EU-28 grain crop is revised up 2 MMT to 304 MMT, due to improved outlooks for both the wheat and corn crops.

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

U.S. farm and food exports climbed eight percent in FY 2017, reaching the third-highest level on record.

Consumers in search of butter in French retail markets are facing scant or bare shelves.