Japan beef imports
Monthly trade summary
March 2022
12-months ending March
ChilledVolume(tonnes swt)

Calendar year-to-March
FrozenTotal

Chilled12-months
endingMarch

Y-O-Y%
chg.

12-months
endingMarch

Y-O-Y%
chg.

12-months
endingMarch

Y-O-Y%
chg.

Total

252,115-2

317,218-5

569,333-4

Australia

92,464-17

135,388-6

227,852-11

US

130,725

5

91,629-29

222,354

-12

NZ

6,412

-1

22,64861

29,06041

Canada12,51325

35,15920

47,672

21

Other10,001

73

32,39394

42,39489

ChilledValue(million Yen)

12-months
endingMarch

FrozenY-O-Y%chg.

12-months
ending
March

Total

12-months
endingMarch

Frozen2022

Y-O-Y%chg.

2022

YTD

YTD

Y-O-Y%chg.

March

M-O-M%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

March

M-O-M%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

March

M-O-M%chg.

Y-O-Y%
chg.

49,641-19

62,463-6

112,104-12

16,902

3- 26

17,022-20- 27

33,924-10- 27

17,408-27

25,547-1442,955-20

5,375-15- 37

6,151-32- 35

11,526-25- 36

26,196-16

17,547-23

43,744-19

9,674

21- 17

4,775-23- 42

14,4482- 28

1,387-16

4,894

72

6,280

40

375-23- 40

1,165-34

52

1,540-31

112,359-23

6,331

-17

8,690

-19

718

-12- 50

1,499-37- 58

2,216-31- 56

2,290

56

8,145

152

10,435

122

760

-12

27

3,433

71

162

4,193

46120

M-O-M
%
chg.

Y-O-Y%
chg.

------------

2022

ChilledY-O-Y%chg.

Total

Y-O-Y%chg.

Total
Y-O-Y%
chg.

Chilled

YTD

2022

ToAuUnNeCaOt

FrozenMonth of MarchY-O-Y%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

2022
March2022

FrozenM-O-M%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

2022
March2022

Total
M-O-M%chg.

Y-O-Y%chg.

2022
March

ToAustralia
57,250-3745,865-30
103,115-34 A
uUS
79,123-19
30,135-40
109,258-26 US
N
NZ
4,300
-31
9,065
21
13,365-3eCCanada
7,083
511,004-2
18,086aOther
4,686
1210,795
50
15,48136 Ot
Source: Japan Ministry of Finance. SWT = Shipped weight. YTD = Calendar year-to-March. Y-O-Y = Year-on-year. M-O-M = Month-on-month. Grainfed is the prefix for grainfed beef. For further information email
Total

152,442-26

106,864-24

259,306-25

globalindustryinsights@mla.com.au.

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Japan beef imports
Monthly trade summary
March 2022
Year-to-March Japan beef imports - volume

Year-to-March Japan beef imports - value

Year-to-March imported beef market share

Monthly Japan beef imports

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Japan beef imports
Monthly trade summary
March 2022
Historical beef imports - Calendar year totals
Volume(tonnes swt)

YTD

Y-O-Y%
chg.

584,786

112,104-12

262,758

238,300

42,955-20

241,050

255,042

232,836

43,744-19

13,94818,571

20,181

27,276

6,280

40

18,711

21,26542,90038,01649,7228,690-1911,38913,071

19,36824,39836,653

10,435

122

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

473,668

458,024

481,136

499,531517,231514,186534,254518,708493,984

503,086

572,942

607,393615,390

600,396

Australia

393,839358,229

363,907351,118

338,743

318,400

285,923

280,842

288,580

272,823

287,513311,682

293,501

US

34,147

54,10969,192

91,618120,605

131,921186,056

188,675

165,435

192,122239,580

247,428

NZ

33,71030,792

29,55831,58429,73731,412

29,42921,943

16,652

16,393

15,748Canada

3,368

4,712

8,527

12,926

10,17911,468

12,691

13,583

9,941

13,458

Other

8,604

10,181

9,951

12,285

17,96920,985

20,156

13,664

13,377

8,290

2022

Source: Japan Ministry of Finance. SWT = Shipped weight. YTD = Calendar year-to-March. Y-O-Y = Year-on-year. For further information email globalindustryinsights@mla.com.au.

Monthly Japan beef inventories

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