Global Food Export Market and Japan’s Position

Abstract

This paper analyzed the amount of food export and import of the world and increasing rate of export by food item. We found that many countries recognized their own strengthes in the world food market and applied them to their economic growth. The world's leading exporters of agriculture products such as the United States, Brazil and France mainly trade cereal crops in the world markets. The main exporters of processed foods have been positioned by European countries such as Germany, Netherlands and Italy. These countries import a large amount of agriculture products as well. Many developed Asian countries including Japan import both agriculture products and processed foods, and the governments of these countries now strengthen their policies to promote competiviveness of food business. Japan increases the exports of beverages, alchohol and tea more than the other countries.