The cumulative export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food products from January to September this year is over 990 billion yen, and is expanding at a faster pace than last year, when the annual export value exceeded 1 trillion yen for the first time.
Exports were boosted by the effect of the weaker yen and the recovery in demand for eating out in Europe and the United States.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the cumulative export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food from January to September this year was 996.6 billion yen, an increase of 14.9% compared to the same period last year.
The annual export value exceeded 1 trillion yen for the first time last year, reaching more than 1.23 trillion yen, but it is expanding at an even faster pace.
Exports were boosted by the effects of the weaker yen and the recovery in demand for eating out in Europe and the United States.
By country or region, the largest export value was
▽China with 202.4 billion yen , followed
by
▽USA with 149.4 billion yen, and
Hong Kong with 144.7 billion yen
.
By item, the increase was conspicuous:
▽"seafood" such as scallops and yellowtails increased by 31% to 220.2 billion yen
, and "alcoholic beverages" such as sake and whiskey increased by 24% to 105.5 billion yen
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The government has set a goal of increasing the export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products to 2 trillion yen by 2025, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is supporting the development of production and processing facilities in addition to exhibiting at overseas trade fairs. .