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NewsBrazil's October pork exports rise 2.4% as Japan and Chile shipments surge
Shipments to Japan jumped 62.3% year on year, but export revenue fell to US$315.7 million from US$343.7 million despite higher volumes.
NewsJapan detects first highly pathogenic bird flu of the season in wild crow in Akita Prefecture
Agriculture ministry tells prefectures and poultry groups to tighten biosecurity, while neighbouring Yamagata holds an emergency meeting.
NewsJapan's Kyokuyo posts record first-half sales of JPY173.76 billion as overseas operations lift profit
The seafood group's operating profit rose 18.8% as an overseas purse-seine recovery offset weaker marine products earnings; full-year guidance is unchanged.
NewsNissui deploys first group feed barge at salmon farm in Japan's Iwate Prefecture
Nissui Salmon has installed a 200-tonne-capacity feed barge from Norway's AKVA group at Hirota Bay, as the group targets 10,000 tonnes of domestic salmon output by 2030.
NewsUnicharm's nine-month pet care sales rise 13% to JPY127.8 billion as Brazil's Nutrire joins the group
Pet care grew faster than the Japanese group's personal care business, lifting its share of sales to about 17.5% as North America and China added volume.
NewsMexico's pork and beef access to Asia rests on health status and plant-by-plant approval
Japan takes more than 100,000 tonnes of Mexican pork a year, but wider Asian access depends on WOAH-recognised health status and destination-approved TIF plants.
NewsJapan's pet owners spend more on cat food as prices rise, survey finds
Monthly cat food spending has risen by 760 yen since 2024, which the survey attributes to price increases driven by higher raw material costs.
NewsJapan's Inaba relaunches CIAO tuna jelly cat food range as domestically produced
The 10-item cup range, made by Shizuoka-based Inaba Pet Food, has been reformulated with bonito stock and added lactic acid bacteria.
NewsJapan's Feed One lifts first-half operating profit 32.8% on livestock feed price revisions as fishmeal squeezes aquafeed
Livestock feed volumes held flat while higher selling prices lifted segment profit 26.4%, but costlier fishmeal cut aquafeed profit by almost three-quarters.
Thailand's chicken exports fall 4.9% to 863,470 tonnes in nine months as Brazil and China compete
Thai exporters expect 2026 shipments to fall about 5% to 1.2 million tonnes, then grow around 2% in 2027 as China stabilises and FTA talks progress.
NewsVietnam's shrimp exports to Japan climb 6.4% to US$440.9 million in nine months
Vietnam remains Japan's largest shrimp supplier with a 26.4% share as Thai and Indonesian shipments to Japan fall and Indian supply grows.
NewsProximar Seafood warns liquidity will run out by end-October as Japan RAS salmon farm seeks funding
The Norwegian company estimates it needs NOK50-70 million through 2027, while banks work to extend a ¥8.8 billion loan to its Japanese subsidiary.
NewsJapan's Umios to acquire Canada's High Liner Foods for CAD804 million in North American seafood push
Deal pairs Umios' access to about 26% of Alaska pollock resources in the Bering Sea with High Liner's processing, brands and distribution in the US and Canada.
NewsJapan's Fair Trade Commission raids Vets Choice Japan over suspected pet food price fixing
Regulators suspect the importer of its Select Balance premium dog and cat food told about 1,800 retailers what prices to charge and limited loyalty points.
NewsJapan's Feed One develops fishmeal-free eel feed, plans 2026 launch
Feed One says about 38,000 eels in a two-month field trial in Kyushu, Japan roughly doubled in weight on a fishmeal-free diet, though feed efficiency trailed its 60% fishmeal feed.
NewsJapan's Inaba Pet Food rolls out four new cat and dog food lines in one week
Launches include a grilled bonito soup for cats, senior cat Churu variants, Churu Terrine Twins for dogs and a joint-health complete dog food.
NewsJapan resumes imports of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs after five-year restriction
Ukraine's ambassador to Japan said the decision, made on 16 October, opens new opportunities for Ukrainian producers, though volumes and timing are unclear.
NewsJapan's competition watchdog raids Betts Choice Japan over suspected price restraints on premium pet food
The JFTC suspects the importer told retailers not to discount its Select Balance dog and cat food, in its first antitrust raid in the pet food sector.
NewsJapan's Mizkan enters pet food market with gut-health dog food brand
The seasonings maker has launched Wanko no Honto, a dry dog food and dashi-scented toppers developed with gut-health venture BIOSIS Lab. and manufacturer Animal One.
NewsJapan confirms classical swine fever on pig farms in Ehime and Gunma prefectures
The 106th and 107th domestic cases, confirmed on 7 and 10 October, involve farms holding about 4,000 and 1,900 pigs, with culling and epidemiological checks under way.
NewsJapan egg prices match record high as feed costs and avian influenza risk threaten supply
Japan's average retail egg price matched its record high in September, with higher feed costs and the risk of an avian influenza outbreak threatening winter supply.
NewsBrazil's beef export expansion set to sharpen competition for Australia, Rabobank says
Rabobank analysts say Brazil's record beef output and shrinking domestic consumption share will push more volume into markets Australian exporters rely on.
NewsHousing system changes egg composition and taste even on identical feed, Japanese study finds
Cage-free eggs held 1.5 times more umami-related amino acids, while caged hens' eggs had 1.5 times more fatty acids, researchers found.
NewsBrazil fills China beef quota, triggering 55% surcharge; Argentina gains Japan access
Brazil's beef exports to China face an extra 55 per cent tariff from 1 October after it used up its 2026 quota, while Argentina has won Japanese market access after 20 years.
NewsUnicharm's Silver Spoon adds four functional cat treat lines in Vietnam
The four lines, including kidney-support and hairball-care formulas, target a Vietnamese pet care market seen reaching US$170 million in 2026.
NewsJapanese firm turns unmanaged bamboo forests into livestock feed as domestic feed self-sufficiency stays near 20%
Yamato Frontier clears bamboo free of charge in Miyazaki Prefecture and processes it into sasa silage, a lactic acid-rich feed and fertiliser product.
NewsJapan's pork prices hit record for third straight month as weak yen lifts imported feed costs
Pork loin averaged JPY293 per 100g in September while eggs matched their all-time high at JPY309 a pack, according to the agriculture ministry's survey.
NewsJapan's Chubu Shiryo to set up wholly owned aquafeed subsidiary in China's Hainan
The CNY60 million company will be established in Haikou in October, a considerable step up from the Shandong joint venture the group entered in 2013.
NewsMeiji Holdings sets cage-free egg procurement target for FY2030
The Japanese food and dairy group aims for 100% cage-free eggs overseas and 20% domestically by the end of its 2030 fiscal year.
NewsJapan moves closer to resuming imports of Ukrainian poultry meat and eggs
A Japanese audit of Ukraine's food safety controls could pave the way for the first Ukrainian poultry shipments to Japan in roughly five years.
NewsJapan's chicken production to hold flat in 2027 as costs weigh on expansion
USDA's Tokyo post says high feed, energy and packaging costs are keeping Japanese broiler producers from expanding output despite continued strong demand for chicken meat.
NewsPhilippines lifts canned pork import ban and reopens poultry trade with Japan
Active African swine fever cases remain in more than 60 barangays across 20 provinces, while the Japan decision restores a poultry breeding stock source.
NewsIndonesia's processed tuna gains zero tariff access to Japan under revised IJEPA from 1 August
Eleven verified Indonesian fish processing exporters are the first to benefit from the preferential rate, previously set at 9.6%, following ratification of an amended bilateral trade protocol.
NewsJapan's Umios to absorb TAFCO aquaculture and processed foods businesses in October restructuring
The simplified absorption-type company split will consolidate TAFCO's bluefin tuna farming operations and frozen food business within Umios, while TAFCO refocuses exclusively on fisheries and sustainable fleet development.
NewsUS pork exports up 8% in April as Mexico, Japan and Philippines drive broad-based growth
April shipments of 257,212 metric tonnes valued at US$718.1 million put the US on pace for a strong 2026 export year, with four-month volumes tracking 4% above last year's record-setting pace.
NewsVietnam ships first ready-to-eat eggs to Japan after two years of product development
VFood's maiden shipment to one of the world's most demanding food safety markets opens a potential export channel for Vietnam's poultry egg sector, which is facing domestic oversupply.
NewsCanada-Japan agreement aims to maintain trade despite ASF
Canada and Japan announced on June 15 an agreement to maintain trade should there be an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
NewsCeva Animal Health and Mitsui form joint venture to create full-line animal health company in Japan
The merger of Bussan Animal Health and Ceva Japan creates a consolidated platform combining 75 years of local market heritage with global innovation capabilities.
NewsJapan confirms fourth classical swine fever outbreak of 2026 at Shizuoka pig farm
The latest case in Fujinomiya city triggers a cull of nearly 3,000 pigs as authorities work to contain the recurring disease pressure.
NewsHokkaido, Japan, hit by fourth HPAI case in current season
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at a poultry farm in Hokkaido, marking the prefecture's fourth case and the 21st outbreak nationwide this season.
NewsJapanese university achieves world's first complete aquaculture of blackthroat seaperch
Japan's Kindai University said on February 5 that it has achieved the world's first complete aquaculture of blackthroat seaperch, a popular and expensive fish in the country.
NewsJapan looks to rely less on key markets for agricultural and food product exports
The Japanese government said that it will seek to diversify export destinations for agricultural and food products to reduce the country's dependence on specific markets, taking China and the United States into account.