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Japan: Poultry enjoy gobbling up US soy meal
www.allaboutfeed.net | Apr 29, 2013
Soy meal that is produced in the US seems to be the favoured form of feed of Japanese poultry for the last 50 years. Demand has now shifted and soy meal imports there are expected to skyrocket, according to the USDA. It may come as good news for US soybean farmers, since US Census figures show Japan...
http://www.allaboutfeed.net/Nutrition/Raw-Materials/2013/4/Japan-Poultry-enjoy-gobbling-up-US-soy-meal-1242418W/

Japan into TPP talks welcomed
www.pigprogress.net | Apr 15, 2013
The National Pork Producers Council praised the Obama administration for agreeing to accept Japan into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations. The TPP is a regional trade negotiation that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Z...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Pork-Processing/Markets/2013/4/Japan-into-TPP-talks-welcomed-1228812W/

China, Japan, Korea - First round of FTA negotiations
www.pigprogress.net | Apr 11, 2013
China, Japan and Korea held the first round of trilateral free trade agreement (CJKFTA) negotiations in Seoul, Korea last month. During the meetings, representatives discussed the basic principles and scope of the negotiations, established working groups and addressed administrative issues. Accordi...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Pork-Processing/Markets/2013/4/China-Japan-Korea---First-round-of-FTA-negotiations-1227055W/

Japan 2012: Market Goes Back to Normal
www.bike-eu.com | Mar 29, 2013
TOKYO, Japan – “Back to normal” seems to be the mantra. The Tohoku earthquake on March 2011 the giant tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe that followed crippled transportation networks and led to a spike in bicycle sales. Looking at the 2012 bicycle market statistics it seems that there ha...
http://www.bike-eu.com/Sales-Trends/Market-Report/2013/3/Japan-2012-Market-Goes-Back-to-Normal-1162190W/

US, other countries urged to welcome Japan into TPP
www.pigprogress.net | Mar 28, 2013
A coalition of food and agricultural organizations and companies urged the United States and other countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations to quickly welcome Japan into the trade talks. Japan recently announced its intention to join the TPP negotiations, which currently include...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Pork-Processing/Markets/2013/3/US-other-countries-urged-to-welcome-Japan-into-TPP-1213911W/

NPPC welcomes Japan into TPP Talks
www.pigprogress.net | Mar 20, 2013
The National Pork Producers Council welcomed Japan’s request to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and urged the United States and other TPP countries to swiftly accept the Asian nation into the regional trade talks. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his country’s intention ...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Pork-Processing/Markets/2013/3/NPPC-welcomes-Japan-into-TPP-Talks-1205493W/

USMEF targets Japan to increase pork sales
www.pigprogress.net | Nov 6, 2012
Japan already is the top value market for US pork, but the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is targeting growth opportunities for branded and thick-cut products in two new initiatives designed to increase sales of American pork. Thick-cut pork chops and roasts are a staple of the American dinne...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Pork-Processing/Markets/2012/11/USMEF-targets-Japan-to-increase-pork-sales-1099916W/

Japan 2011: Pedelec Sales on the Rise
www.bike-eu.com | Oct 12, 2012
TOKYO, Japan – Bike Europe’s latest published Japan bicycle market report for 2011 was based on the January to October figures. Correspondent Jo Beckendorff went to Tokyo for the final year 2011 figures and research. What he found most astonishing is the positive impact of rising Made-in-Japan e-bik...
http://www.bike-eu.com/Sales-Trends/Market-Report/2012/10/Japan-2011-Pedelec-Sales-on-the-Rise-1082814W/

Japanese broiler industry recovers from HPAI
www.worldpoultry.net | Oct 2, 2012
Broiler production in Japan is now expected to rise following the aftermath of a HPAI outbreak in March 2011 which led to an over-supply of unsold broiler meat and storage of broiler stock. The size of Japan’s current broiler stock in cold storage is estimated to be 152,780 tonnes, an addition of ab...
http://www.worldpoultry.net/Broilers/Markets--Trade/2012/10/Japan-Broiler-production-recovers-from-HPAI-outbreak-1077883W/

Japan agricultural officials meet with USMEF
www.pigprogress.net | Jun 29, 2012
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) hosted a meeting with representatives from Japan's Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) to discuss, among other things, animal welfare. Greg Hanes, USMEF assistant vice president for international marketing, explained the critical role ALIC ...
http://www.pigprogress.net/Growing-Finishing/Environment/2012/6/Japan-agricultural-officials-meet-with-USMEF-PP008977W/