Japan: Japan Increases Support for Cheese Industry as Costs Rise
The Government of Japan introduced new support measures to enhance the competiveness of domestic cheese producers as Japan prepares to enter into free trade agreements with the European Union and members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. Meanwhile, as Japan seeks to increase the competitiveness of its cheese production, high domestic milk prices have forced at least two Japanese cheese manufacturers to raise prices.
Japan: Japan Increases Support for Cheese Industry as Costs Rise