Japan's domestically produced broccoli is in demand and will be listed as a designated vegetable; a complete subsidy mechanism and a new item after half a century

Published 2024년 3월 15일

Tridge summary

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that broccoli will be added to the 'designated wild vegetables' list from 2026, marking the first addition since potatoes in 1974. This move reflects broccoli's growing popularity and consumption in Japan, with domestic supply doubling since 1989 and production exceeding 170,000 tons in 2020. Despite not being at the top of vegetable consumption, its steady increase has led to its 'designated vegetable' status. Japan's broccoli imports have remained steady over the past decade, with a recent shift towards domestically produced fresh broccoli.
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Original content

On January 22, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (equivalent to my country's Ministry of Agriculture) announced that broccoli will be included in the "designated wild vegetables" starting from 2026. "Wild vegetables" in Japanese means vegetables. If a certain vegetable is It is deeply loved by the Japanese people and consumed in large quantities. It has become a necessary item on the daily table, and it will be listed as a "designated wild vegetable" (hereinafter translated as "designated vegetable"). The matter of broccoli being "upgraded" to a designated vegetable has aroused discussion in Japan and has been widely reported by various media. This is because the last time the Japanese government added a new category of designated vegetables, potatoes were included in the list in 1974. It has been half a century. There are currently 14 types of designated vegetables in Japan, including cabbage, cucumber, radish, carrot, taro, onion, tomato, eggplant, ...
Source: Agriharvest

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