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J-Milk announced a three-year, $1.4 million program to reduce the cost of imported replacement dairy cattle.

In MY2017/18, total raw sugar production is forecast to increase seven percent or 150,000 MT to reach 2.42 MMT. FAS Cairo attributes this increase to an expansion of total area harvested....

Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) and its Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) presented their draft interim report on expanding Japan’s Country of Origin Labeling...

U.S. beef, pork, salmon and craft beers were sunshine on a cloudy day at the Tokyo BBQ Festival on April 9, which was supported by ATO/Japan, the U.S. Meat Export Federation....

Japan's leading potato producers have announced the suspension or termination of a combined 48 product lines in the month of April due to limited supplies of chipping potatoes.

On March 27, 2017, Japan notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) an “Outline of {a} draft amendment to the Food Labelling Standards concerning the place of origin labelling of ingredients....

Soybean imports are expected to reach 3.1 million metric tons (MMT), reflecting additional crush capacity to increase domestic soybean meal and oil production.

In MY2017/18, cotton area is forecast to double to 110,000 ha and production is set to almost double and reach 340,000 bales.

A planned increase in the price of cooking oil in spring 2017 is not expected to have an impact on consumption.

This report is an overview of Japan’s general legal and technical requirements for food and agricultural imports.

Japan continues to represent one of the best opportunities in the world for U.S. exporters of food products.