Japanese pork imports stable at 684,000 tonnes
In value the imports fell by the same percentage to 360 billion yen. AHDB analyst Amey Brassington said that the imports were relatively stable in the mentioned period although there was some "volatility in the Japanese pork wholesale markets as they have responded to global trade developments and the outbreak of ASF in China".
The US pork shipments to Japan recovered slightly in the first 9 months of this year following a 4% decline in the first half of the year. Brassington said this has led to a 1.5% year-on-year drop for the first three quarters of 2018 overall.
On the other hand, Canada's pork exports to Japan rose by 3% compared to last year's results. "An increasing number of Japanese chains now stock Canadian pork, and in April Costco Japan switched from US to Canadian chilled pork throughout the chain," said Brassington.
In 2018 to date, imports from EU countries were unchanged on the year and accounted for 36% of total pork supplied.
Germany's shipments to the Japanese market reported a staggering increase of 26% on the year, while the Dutch shipments of pork were also up 8%. Spain became the primary EU trader with a 35% share of imports from the EU.
Meanwhile, Denmark, typically the largest EU supplier, were down 5% on the year. Hungary's shipments of pork to Japan were also low as this country was banned from supplying Japan after discovering ASF in its wild boar in April.
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