Japan’s fresh potato production at 2,204,000 tons in MY2020 / 21

게시됨 2021년 11월 24일

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Japan's potato production in the 2021/22 season is estimated to drop by 18 percent to 1.8 million MT due to unfavorable weather conditions in recent years, as reported by FAS / Tokyo. This follows a decrease of 3.4 percent in acreage and 8.1 percent in production volume compared to the previous season. The unusual weather has affected the potato crops in Hokkaido, with insufficient sunshine and low temperatures in one year, and high temperatures and drought in the next. The consumption of potatoes in Japan is categorized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) into processing, table potato, starch potato, feed, and seed potato. The processing sector has seen an increase in its share of the market, with approximately 25 percent of domestic potatoes being used for processing, primarily for potato chips and frozen potato products like French fries.

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원본 콘텐츠

These values represent a decrease of 3.4 percent in acreage and 8.1 percent in production volume compared to MY 2019/20. MY 2020/21 season in Hokkaido was characterized by unfavorable weather, including insufficient sunshine and low temperatures in the latter half of June. Unfavorable weather conditions also impacted Hokkaido’s MY 2021/22 potato production as June and July brought unusually high temperatures and drought. As a result, FAS / Tokyo estimates Japan’s MY 2021/22 potato production to drop a further 18 percent to 1,800,000 MT. Consumption MAFF categorizes Japan’s fresh potato use by sector into processing, table potato, starch potato, feed, seed potato and loss. Starch potato, seed and feed potato categories have steadily represented about 34 percent, 5.5 percent, and 0.1 percent, respectively of national production. On the other hand, the processing sector has been increasing its annual share of ...

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