date:Nov 08, 2017
two approved ports (see Policy section). However, the GOJ permitted the import of fresh potatoes five weeks earlier in MY 2016/17 to compensate, in part, for the shortage.
As a result, fresh potato imports in MY 2016/17 rose to 39,400 MT, an increase of 36.8 percent compared to the previous MY. Although demand for chipping potatoes is increasing annually, FAS/Tokyo notes that increased import volume in MY 2016/17 was temporary due to the domestic shortage. Therefore, FAS/Tokyo forecasts fresh