Japan: Dairy and Products Annual
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Fluid milk production is projected to increase around one percent in 2020 and 2021 as increased numbers of young heifers born in 2018 and 2019 start milking. Nationwide school closures in the spring due to COVID-19 pushed excess fresh milk to further processing into butter and non-fat dry milk. With foodservice demand sluggish, increased production will expand stocks of both commodities and put downward pressure on imports in 2020 and 2021. Cheese production is forecasted to rise slightly in both years on increased availability of fluid milk and steady demand growth while imports remain flat.
