The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA) will enter Year 5 of agreement implementation on April 1, 2023.
Japan
Japan: Japan Plans Low Imports of Butter and NFDM in JFY2023 – April 13, 2023 GAIN Report
Japan announced low tariff-rate quotas for butter (8,000 MT) and non-fat dried milk (750 MT) in Japanese fiscal year 2023.
Japan: MAFF Support Payments for Struggling Dairy Industry – April 6, 2023 GAIN Report
Japan introduced an emergency program to induce early slaughtering of less-productive dairy cows in March 2023.
Japan: Japan Lowers HPAI Related Trade Restriction on US Poultry Products – April 6, 2023 GAIN Report
MAFF in Japan has announced an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture’s APHIS to lower High Pathogenic Avian Influenza related trade restrictions on U.S. poultry products exported to Japan
Japan: Japan Gives Green Light to Genome Edited Waxy Corn Product – April 6, 2023 GAIN Report
Japan’s MHLW and MAFF added a waxy corn product to their lists of genome edited products not subject to regulations.
