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Japan’s feed industry relies almost entirely on imported grains.

The hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) food service industry performed favorably in 2014 and 2015, finally recovering from the prolonged negative impacts of the March 2011 earthquake.

In line with the declining livestock numbers, Japanese feed production decreased for the fourth consecutive year in MY2014/15 (October 2014 – September 2015).

On January 20, 2016, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued the 190th Conference for the Promotion of Food Import Facilitation report.

Secretary Vilsack comes to Japan, honors Japanese supporters of U.S. food and agriculture, and connects with Japanese agricultural youths.

Domestic production of mandarins/tangerines and hybrids has been trending down while farmers continue to exit and consumers substitute other fruits and sweets for citrus.

After years of declining sales, the Japanese pet food market grew by 1.7% by volume in FY2013 to 655,082 metric tons (MT), valued at $2.18 billion.

The value of the Japanese food processing industry was estimated at 23 trillion Yen in 2014, an increase of 0.2% from 2013.

Japan continues to represent one of the best opportunities in the world for U.S. exporters of food products.

This report lists major export certificates required by the Japanese government to export food and agricultural products to Japan.

All sections have been updated from prior report.

Infographic exploring the growth of U.S. potato products exports over the last 10 years.