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Farewell to Ag Minister Counselor David Miller; U.S. Dry Egg Baking Contest; Patisserie & Bakery Japan Tradeshow; U.S. Meat Promotion Guidebook Seminar; National Organic Program Equivalency Visit;

Japanese cattle and swine numbers follow downward trajectories as aging operators continue to exit without successors.

Japan designated “Japanese sake” / nihonshu / 日本酒 as a Geographical Indication (GI) on December 25, 2015.

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.