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Japan to cull 72,000 birds in second bird flu outbreak

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki has been confirmed, marking the second...

Japan records its first AI outbreak this season

Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type avian influenza (AI) this season at a poultry farm in Saga prefecture, NHK reported. Local...

Japan culls 40,000 birds in the first AI outbreak of the season

Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in Kashima, Saga Prefecture on November 24,...

Chinese seafood imports from Japan plunge

China’s seafood imports from Japan plunged 67.6% yoy in August after Beijing banned Japanese marine products in protest over Tokyo’s decision to dump radioactive...

Biak focuses on raising tuna exports

Biak Regency in Indonesia’s Papua province is focusing on boosting its sales of yellowfin tuna through exports. In October the center shipped 2.4 tons...

Japan’s chicken market balanced despite lower consumption

The Japanese chicken market remains relatively strong. While prices have dropped since April (legs by 15% and breast by 5%), they remain comparatively high,...

Japan’s corn imports in 2022/23 to reach 15mt

Japan's corn imports could hit 15mt in MY2022/23, unchanged from the previous year, the USDA said. Japan sources corn predominantly from the US and...

Layer population recovery drives feed demand in Japan

Japan’s feed consumption at 11.9mt in MY2023/24, is up 2.6% yoy on strong demand from a recovering layer population, the USDA said. The softening...

Production cost down for hybrid alternative protein

Japan’s Hitachi Zosen aims to reduce by 90% the production cost for hybrid meats. These meats, set to launch by 2025, will combine mRNA...

Malaysia okays Japanese fish

Malaysia has okayed fish imports from Japan after they tested negative for radioactive elements. Malaysia’s Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohammad Sabu said there...

Japan suspends chicken imports from Brazil on AI fears

Japan has temporarily suspended chicken imports from Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in...

Japan, Taiwan ban Swedish pork/pigs due to ASF

The list of countries that have banned pork products from Sweden is growing as Taiwan instituted mechanisms to stop imports. Earlier, Japan had temporarily...

China suspends imports of aquatic products from Japan

China has suspended the import of aquatic products from Japan, effective August 24, 2023 after Japan said it would release approximately 1.34mt of treated...

Indonesia targets more fishery exports to Japan

Gunning for more fishery exports to Japan, Indonesian enterprises promoted shrimp, crab, tuna fillets, fresh tuna, squid, canned fish, and processed products at the...

Japan suspends chicken imports two Brazil states

Japan temporarily suspended chicken imports from Brazil’s Santa Catarina state after avian influenza (AI) was confirmed in backyard chicken. In June, it halted imports...

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