Attaché Report (GAIN)

China: Impact of RCEP on US Agricultural Exports to China

On November 15, China joined 14 Asia-Pacific countries in signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Japan 239th Food Safety Group

On February 16, 2021, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced revisions to Japan’s maximum residue levels for eight agricultural chemicals (Kasugamycin, Chloropicrin, Validamycin...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Japan: Pet Food Market in Japan

The United States is the second largest exporter of pet food to Japan with 16.4 percent of the market led by Thailand (33%) and followed by France (16%).
On January 29, the Japanese government announced that it would reduce planned imports of butter to 6,400 metric tons (MT) in Japanese fiscal year (JFY) 2021 from 14,000 MT the previous year...