Japanese formula-makers consider exporting product to the U.S. amid shortage
The agriculture ministry has contacted five baby formula manufacturers to see if it’s possible to export their products to the U.S., which is experiencing a shortage.
Exports were worth ¥1.24 trillion, up 25.6% from the previous year, also getting a boost from a recovery in demand for dining out in China and the United States, according to data.
Japan likely averted mass discarding of milk over New Year's, but glut remains
Milk sales in 2021 fell from the previous year, reflecting weak demand from eateries amid the pandemic crisis.
Industry groups are now calling on people to consume more milk and other dairy products this winter as demand will decline in schools during the winter break.
Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found Yoshiki Akita, former chief of an egg production firm, guilty of bribing former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa.
Japanese food exports top ¥500 billion for first time in January-June period
The sharp rise was thanks to robust shipments of beef and alcoholic beverages such as sake.
International panel backs raising catch quotas for large bluefin tuna
Japan had called for expanding catch quotas by 20% for bluefin tuna weighing less than 30 kilograms as well, but the panel rejected that proposal.
Japan aims to protect agriculture industry with ban on exporting homegrown seeds
The ban comes in response to concerns seeds and saplings of domestic varieties of plants registered in Japan have been grown and sold abroad in recent years.
Pandemic puts pressure on Japan to open up rice stockpile to charities
As job losses have surged due to the impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus, demand for food handouts has skyrocketed in Japan.
Japan farm officials punished for dining with bribery scandal executive
The development could deal a blow to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's administration, which is already under fire over a similar scandal involving other bureaucrats and his own son.
Sendai farmers' post-tsunami struggles compounded by pandemic and policy
Last spring saw a decrease in demand for fresh produce as eateries closed during the state of emergency, and wholesale prices of some vegetables dropped by half.
Agriculture, fishery and forestry exports in 2020 hit a record high for the eighth consecutive year, with household items such as eggs and rice seeing a boost in sales during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the farm ministry said Friday. Preliminary data by the Agriculture, Forestry ...
