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From September 16, 2020, Japan allows imports of all varieties of U.S. in-shell walnuts to Japan.

U.S. exports of consumer-oriented food products to Saudi Arabia increased by approximately 11 percent in 2019 - to a record high of $588 million.

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) proposed a new Japan Agricultural Standard (JAS) for “finger jointed lumber” used for studs, furring strips and reinforcement rafters...

In most cases Japan’s Food Labeling Law does not require genetically engineered (GE) food labeling for highly processed food products that contain no foreign genetic material.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for Chlorpyrifos, Diethofencarb, Myclobutanil, Pymetrozine, Deltamethrin and Tralomethrin...

This report summarizes the legal basis for Japan’s aflatoxin regulations for imported agricultural products.

Fluid milk production is projected to increase around one percent in 2020 and 2021 as increased numbers of young heifers born in 2018 and 2019 start milking.

Saudi barley import tenders for July-December 2020 are 17 percent less than the quantity of barley imported over the same period last year (2.945 million MT vs. 3.566 million MT).

Following eight consecutive years of growth, Japan’s hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) foodservice industry achieved record sales of JP¥33,318 billion (US$305.7 billion) in 2019.

On August 5, 2020, Japan revised the list of agricultural imports that require a phytosanitary certificate (PC).

This report lists major export certificates required by the Japanese government to export food and agricultural products from the United States to Japan.

This report is an overview and update of Japan’s food and agricultural import regulations and standards (FAIRS).