Japan: COVID-19 Impacts on Food Distribution in Japan - Update IV

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)

Link to report:

Japan: COVID-19 Impacts on Food Distribution in Japan - Update IV

In response to a third wave of COVID-19 infections, a new 30-day state of emergency was declared for much of Japan on January 7. Business travel, which was temporarily allowed for 11 countries and regions, has been halted through February 7. Additionally, Government of Japan (GOJ) programs to support domestic tourism have been suspended, which is expected to once again negatively impact hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sales. Restaurant bankruptcies reached a record high in 2020. Conversely, monthly year-on-year retail sales at supermarkets continue to be stronger on greater demand for at-home cooking during the pandemic. In 2020, total supermarket sales were up for the first time in five years.

Japan: COVID-19 Impacts on Food Distribution in Japan - Update IV

 

COVID-19
East Asia and the Pacific, Japan

Database Source:

Related Reports

View More
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Ukraine: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual

The biotechnology regulatory system in Ukraine is still not fully developed, but the country is gradually adjusting its domestic policies to align with European Union regulations.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Tunisia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Tunisia is continuing to postpone non-urgent matters in front of major political and economic reforms. As a result, Tunisia’s biosafety framework, which was drafted in 2014, remains on hold with no timeframe for a review and parliamentary vote.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Thailand: Rice Price - Weekly

Export prices of white and parboiled rice rose one percent from the previous week as exporters reportedly continued to secure the rice supplies to fulfill contract shipments.