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Upper House Japan approves US-Japan agreement on Ag Trade

seed industrToday, the National Potato Council (NPC) cheered the passage of the US-Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade by Japan’s Upper House. Pending official announcements by both countries’ trade ministries, the pact will be enacted…

U.S.-Japan tariff agreement is a good deal for wheat farmers and their customers

The United States and Japan recently announced they reached an agreement on a trade deal that further opens markets for both countries. Agriculture is among the biggest beneficiaries. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall issued…

Japan: Labeling discussion continues for genome-edited foods

On May 23, 2019, per the request of the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA), the Consumer Committee in the Cabinet Office of Japan held the 54th Food Labeling Committee to start the public discussion of labeling for foods from genome editing technology.…

Japan blocks Canadian wheat after unapproved GMO plants found in Alberta

A Japanese Farm Ministry official said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after plants containing a genetically modified trait were discovered last summer in southern Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection…