News Articles - Japan
Update: USGC Co-Products Conference
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- Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 20:57
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The second half of the U.S. Grains Council's Co-Products Conference ended in Tokyo, Japan last week. While in Korea, the conference was met with positive feedback, and similar sentiments were expressed in Japan.
US Corn Prices Have Little Effect on Japanese Meat Prices
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- Published on Thursday, 09 May 2013 21:04
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It's an undeniable fact that corn represents a large proportion of our foodstuffs. Everything from meat to soda to plastic contains some variety of corn products. Of course, the product that gets the most media attention is gasohol, otherwise known as ethanol. Even with the world's largest ethanol industry, the United States will over time bounce back from 2013's drought-depressed levels to remain the world's leading corn exporter. Therefore, internationally, ethanol is often made the scapegoat for the rising cost of animal production, which contributes to the rising consumer price index (CPI). But as long-time students of the matter know, the data tell a different story. Japan is the United States' largest importer of corn and this week's U.S. Grains Council Chart of the Week graphs the price of corn versus the Japanese CPI and more selectively, the "meat CPI."
Update on US Sorghum Showcased at Largest Food Show in Asia
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- Published on Thursday, 02 May 2013 18:45
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By Tommy Hamamoto, U.S. Grains Council Director in Japan
Update: In March, the U.S. Grains Council showcased U.S. sorghum at FOODEX Japan 2013, the largest food tradeshow in Asia. More than 71,500 food and restaurant industry professionals were in attendance and were able to sample sorghum products and recieve more information on U.S. grains.
Click here for an interview from the tradeshow with Steve Shnitzler, director of the Agricultural Trade Office at the U.S. Embassy Tokyo.
Japan Corn Outlook Conference: Focus on US Productivity
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- Published on Thursday, 25 April 2013 19:29
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In today's interconnected world, it is increasingly difficult to show an expert audience something it hasn't seen before ... difficult but not impossible, as Illinois farmer Ron Gray demonstrated last week in Japan.
Council Supports US Approval of Japan Joining TPP
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- Published on Monday, 15 April 2013 14:42
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The U.S. Grains Council strongly supports the recent announcement by the Office of U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis of its completion of bilateral negotiations with Japan regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). With the announcement, USTR will formally notify Congress of its intent to support formal inclusion of Japan into the TPP negotiations.
The Council has enjoyed over 50 years of cooperation and relationships working to innovate the Japanese feed, livestock and starch industries. Because of this mutual relationship and our commitment to be a long-term reliable supplier, Japan has been the number one customer of U.S. corn exports.
