Japan: A large amount of milk will have to be destroyed

The amount of surplus milk in Japan will reach about 5 thousand tons by the end of the year, so it will have to be disposed of. These are the data of the Japan Dairy Association, according to The Japan Times. In Japan, there are growing fears that a large amount of milk will have to be discarded at the end of the year and during the New Year holidays due to a temporary surplus of milk. The Japanese dairy industry has strengthened its production capacity after a shortage of butter, which swept the country in 2014. However, this summer the amount of milk increased, as the cool weather created favorable conditions for the growth of dairy cows. "There are fears that the balance of supply and demand will be weakened more than usual, which will lead to the production of milk that can not be consumed," said Agriculture Minister Genjiro Kaneko. The amount of milk produced from April to October 2021 increased ...