Japan: Regarding efforts to diversify export destinations for marine products such as scallops

press release 1. Dispatch of missions overseas (formation of business negotiations overseas) The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is collaborating with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, and JETRO to replace scallops, which had previously been processed mainly in China, with shelling in a third country other than China (first, Vietnam). (1) Research JETRO will investigate seafood processing facilities located in Vietnam that meet or can meet the sanitary conditions necessary for exporting seafood to the United States, and provide information to businesses. (2) Mission dispatchBased on the survey in (1), we will organize a mission to inspect and negotiate local seafood processing facilities, and recruit and dispatch businesses that wish to participate.Country of implementation: Vietnam Recruitment begins: Decree Early December 2020 (recruitment scheduled on JETRO website) Implementation period: Mid-to-late January 2020 2. ...