Japan

June 2025

Adaptation to life in cattle may be driving E. coli to develop harmful features

Herd Management Sustainable Practices Antibiotic resistance

30 June 2025

3 minute read

Food security in an insecure world: Modelling self-sufficiency

Equipment and Innovation Research Markets

30 June 2025

7 minute read

When global food prices spiked in 2008, many governments embarked on programmes to improve their country’s food self-sufficiency – but have they been successful? At Setsunan University, Japan, Dr Tetsuji Tanaka and Dr Jin Guo are quantitatively assessing the effectiveness of a number of self-sufficiency policies. They have studied regional and global volatility in beef and wheat prices, and used panel data analysis to consider how beef and wheat self-sufficiency rates impact on their respective markets. Their findings indicate that these national programmes can help protect countries against volatility in international food markets.

Japan braces for sharp rise in food prices

Markets Market Trends

30 June 2025

3 minute read

Food item price hikes set to quintuple in July, survey finds

Japan audits Brazil in push to open beef market

Markets Market Trends Economics

23 June 2025

1 minute read

Sanitary inspection seen as key step in export negotiations

Weekly global protein digest: WOAH declares Brazil free of FMD

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases Foot-and-mouth Disease

7 June 2025

12 minute read

Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news

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