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The Government of Japan released two tranches of emergency funding for COVID-19 countermeasures, 15.3 billion yen (US$140 million) on February 13 and 430.8 billion yen (US$3.9 billion) on March 10.

In 2018, Japan’s health-related food market was the third largest in the world with an estimated value of $13.2 billion, up two percent from the previous year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) received 2.41 trillion yen (roughly US$22.1 billion) for its Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2020 budget, a 0.8 percent decrease from last year.

On February 7, 2020, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries released the final handling procedure guidelines for genome edited feed and feed additives.

In 2019, Japan’s food processing industry manufactured $219.7 billion of food and beverage products, up from $216.8 billion in 2018.

This report contains finalized production forecasts for marketing year (MY) 2019/20 as well as final trade estimates for MY2018/19.

This is one in a series of reports providing concise overviews of how the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which entered into force on January 1, 2020, affects certain product groups.

The Government of Japan announced increased support for dairy farmers and processors to mitigate impact of reduced milk consumption in schools following the government’s decision to close schools...

Stable demand for feed and relative price competitiveness are forecast to maintain Japan’s robust demand for corn in MY2020/21.

Both cattle and swine inventory numbers hit all-time lows in 2019 and are expected to decline further in 2020.

Ukraine’s chicken meat production and export will continue to grow in 2020, but at a somewhat slower rate.

This report lists Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for nitrates (in fresh greens and vegetables), mycotoxins, heavy metals, 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCDP), dioxins...