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Japan: dairy sector

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This page contains data regarding key components of the Japanese dairy sector over a given time period.


JAPAN: DAIRY SECTOR
  x 1.000 ton
RAW MATERIAL AREA 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020 % Period
Dairy cows number on February (1.000 heads) 871 852 847 839
Dairy Farms number ('000) 17 16 16 15
Milk production ('000 Ton) 7.394 7.277 7.290 7.314 5.510 5.610 +1,8% Jan-Sep 2020
Delivery of milk 7.291 7.242 7.237 7.269
Farm-gate price (€ x 100 Kg) 84,29 80,92 78,99 85,89 84,66 86,95 +2,7% Jan-Sep 2020
Drinking milk consumption 3.503 3.535 3.567 3.572
% Milk destinated to Drinking Milk 47,4% 48,6% 48,9% 48,8%
DAIRY PRODUCTION 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020 % Period
Cream 112 116 116 116
Fresh milk products, milk drinks (kl) 2.455 2.367 2.308 2.273
Butter 64 60 60 62
Cheese 150 151 157 156
Condensed milk 39 40 36 38
WMP (whole milk powder) 10 9,9 9,6 10,0
Prepared milk powder 28 27 27 27
SMP (skimmed milk powder) 124 122 120 125
IMPORT 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020 % Period
Whey powder (whey powder - HS 0404)
TOP exporters
 62 67 65 62 47 45 -4,1% Jan-Sep 2020
Butter (HS 0405)
TOP exporters
 13 8,3 16 25 19 14 -25,6% Jan-Sep 2020
Cheese (HS 0406)
TOP exporters
 258 273 286 303 229 216 -5,9% Jan-Sep 2020
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210)
TOP exporters
 34 59 52 47 35 31 -13,4% Jan-Sep 2020
Casein (HS 350110)
TOP exporters
 4,9 4,6 5,1 4,6 3,3 3,5 +5,4% Jan-Sep 2020
Caseinates (HS 350190)
TOP exporters
 8,7 8,8 8,0 8,9 6,9 6,2 -10,7% Jan-Sep 2020
Lactose pharmaceutical (HS 170211)
TOP exporters
 74 76 75 74 56 63 +11,8% Jan-Sep 2020
Lactose edible (HS 170299)
TOP exporters
 1,9 1,4 1,2 1,4 1,0 0,9 -10,4% Jan-Sep 2020
Fat-Filled Milk Powder (FFMP) (HS 190190)
TOP exporters
 233 251 266 255 188 186 -1,1% Jan-Sep 2020
Prepared edible fats 23 20 18 19
Other milk powder ** 55 59 56
DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION (Source: FAS-USDA) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020(f) % Period
Cheese 304 324 329 347 347 330 -4,9% Jan-Dec 2020
Butter 72 72 78 84 84 82 -2,4% Jan-Dec 2020
SMP 165 174 167 165 165 171 +3,6% Jan-Dec 2020
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONS (kg) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020(f) % Period
Cheese 2,38 2,54 2,59 2,74
Butter 0,56 0,56 0,61 0,66
SMP 1,29 1,36 1,31 1,30
% Self-sufficiency 74,4% 71,2% 71,0% 70,4%
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 2020(f) % Period
Population ('000) 127.763 127.503 127.202 126.860
GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 43.979 (e) 45.590 (e) 47.281 (e)
GDP per capita (€) * 39.731(e) 40.357(e) 40.036(e)
(e) estimated
* Per capita GDP in Euro is calculated by using the yearly average exchange rate
(f): forecast
** Including prepared whey for infant formula,whey powder and whole milk powder.
NOTE:Per capita consumptions are obtained dividing total consumption (Source FAS-USDA ) by the population (Source FAO)

Source Raw material area: MAFF
Source Dairy production: MAFF
Source Import: Ministry of Finance; Import: Cheese, Butter, SMP, Casein, Caseinates, Lactose pharmaceutical, Lactose edible: IHS
Source Consumption: FAS-USDA
GDP per capita: International Monetary Found
Source Population: FAO
Note: Self-sufficiency rate = Milk deliveries/(Domestic use in milk equivalent ME)
Domestic use in milk equivalent (ME) = Milk deliveries + Import in ME - Export in ME

Last update: 2020-11-19
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