export value of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food reached a record high of 1,454.7 billion yen. However, exports to China, the largest destination, decreased by more than 14% due to the continued suspension of imports of Japanese marine products.
The government has set a goal of increasing the export value to 2 trillion yen by 2025, but with no prospects for China's lifting of the ban on imports of seafood products, it is unclear what destinations to export to. The challenge is to diversify.