Japan: Japan Increases Feed Cost Support for Livestock Swine Poultry Producers
In April 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) implemented a special measure under the Compound Feed Price Stabilization System to augment feed compensation payments to livestock, poultry, and swine producers. This measure changed a formula which was minimizing feed support payments when feed costs remained high beyond a one-year period.