Japan's wagyu exports

[Reporter Lee Dong-il of Livestock Newspaper] Diversification of exporting countries… Achieving a 2,000% increase in exports in 10 years Depends on the competency of local buyers for exporting Korean beef… Urgent need for physical improvement Japan's beef exports in 2021 were 7,879 tons, an increase of 62.6% from 2,845 tons in 2020. In terms of money, it is an 85.8% increase from 53.7 billion yen in 2021 to 28.9 billion yen in 2020. In terms of money, it has almost doubled. Japan is really enjoying the beef export. Experts point out that it is necessary to analyze in detail the reason why Japan is enjoying so much beef export. Ten years ago, Japan's beef exports were 570 tons per year and the export value was 3.5 billion yen, which was insignificant. However, in just 10 years, export performance increased by about 1,200% in terms of volume and by about 2,000% in terms of export value. Since 2011, growth has never stopped, from a maximum of 62% to a minimum of 5% every year. ...