Sesame Consumption Trends in Japan Shohei Kagoshima (Trader) ITOCHU Corporation 20 th August, 2019 1
Import Volume in Japan (Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade) 【 Crushing Grade 】 - Standard Spec = Africa 5 origin - Crushing Volume & Import ↑ - New origin in Africa (Niger, Mali & Togo = China Demand) 【 Edible Grade 】 -C/S American Origin ↓ (Paraguay & Guatemala etc.) VS African Origin ↑ (Mozambique & Ethiopia etc.) - New area （ Sudan, Pakistan) 2 ITOCHU Corporation
Import Volume in Japan (Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade) (mt) 200000 Import Volume(Edible) Import Volume(Crushing) 180000 【 Import Volume 】 160000 - Crushing ↑ 2018 109,620mt Ave. 90-110k mt 140000 1,01,384 1,23,905 120000 95,661 - Edible → 98,195 1,16,165 1,05,129 2018 47,550mt 94,499 1,09,620 95,084 100000 88,208 Ave. 50-65k mt 66,803 80000 - Total 2018 157,170mt 60000 Ave. 140 － 160k mt 83,721 40000 68,436 62,114 60,625 60,801 57,812 56,304 53,365 53,612 52,058 47,550 20000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3 ITOCHU Corporation
Specification for Japan market (Crushing & Edible Grade) Edible Grade Crushing Grade 【Origin】 C/S America, Asia etc. 【Origin】 Africa(Main 5) 【Purity】 99.5-99.97％ 【 Incoterms 】 【Admixture】 2％ Max C&F * 【Oil Contents】 50% Min 【Oil Contents】 52％ Min* 【Color】 Black / White * 【 Shipment 】 *Low oil contents＝Discount *Mainly color-sorted After sample approved * 【 Packing 】 Standard Specification PP Bag 50kgs * (Plain Type) 【Free Fatty Acids】 2％ Max *It depends on customers 【Moisture】 7％ Max AND… 【Pesticide Residue】 NOT DETECTED with the Certificate issued by FOSFA approved Laboratory 4 ITOCHU Corporation
Trend of Crushing grade (for Crushing volume & seed inventory) 1,40,000 (mt) Year-end stock(SS for crushing)*Right 60,000 (mt) Import Volume(Crushing)*Left 1,20,000 【 Crushing Volume 】 50,000 - Up-trend Crushing Volume(Raw Material Base)*Left will be 120.000mt - New Demand 1,00,000 Domestic & Overseas 40,000 【 Import Volume 】 - High volatility Depending on the market 80,000 30,000 【 Stock 】 - Tighter Reasonable level 35 -40% 60,000 20,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Crushing Volume 86,720 95,821 93,656 92,890 94,187 95,918 96,026 101,052 106,667 111,929 Year-end stock(SS for Crushing) 27,586 39,100 36,110 43,533 30,027 35,231 61,455 53,509 41,313 38,911 32% 41% 39% 47% 32% 37% 64% 53% 39% 35% Ratio(YE stock/Crushing Volume) 5 ITOCHU Corporation
New Sesame Oil Line -up in Japan (Confectionary Oil) 【 Usage 】 - Bunds/ Bread Black/Gold Sesame Seeds Sesame Oil “Unroasted” ◎Replacement of butter - Ice Cream Black/Gold Sesame Seeds Sesame Oil “Roasted & Unroasted” ◎ New topping/seasoning And so on… 6 ITOCHU Corporation
New Sesame Oil Line -up in Japan (Seasoning/Fresh & Uncooked use) 【 Usage 】 - Replace for other o il * *Sesame Oil can use NOT ONLY Japanese/ Chinese Food BUT ALSO European Food. 7 ITOCHU Corporation
Edible Grade for Japan market Quality Check Points(Admixture) Edible Grade Stones Black 【Purity】 99.5-99.97％ Other Stem Others seeds Stone & Sands 【Oil Contents】 50% Min 【Color】 Black / White * *Mainly color-sorted Why High Purity? -We use Edible Grade for non-crushing product. (Hulled, Roasted and Pasted Sesame) -We use hole sesame and eat&see direct. -We need ZERO contamination for the final products. Other Spec -Japanese customer choose not only purity but also… Good Color, Taste and Flavor ! 8 ITOCHU Corporation
Edible Sesame Line -up in Japan (Edible & New Flavor) Traditional Recipe 【 Memo 】 (Hulled, Paste) - Last year joined line -up as New Flavor Market Expansion as New Flavor (Color: Black, Gold) Healthy Food (Product: Dressing, Drink etc.) Supplement 9 ITOCHU Corporation 9
Structuring of traceability system How to control the pesticide residue…? 【 Production area 】 ・ Control of Pesticide usage in Fields. -Current Sesame seed production - Previous product (Residue risk) - Nearby Field (drift risk) ・ Post harvest （ Purposely, Incidentally) *Incidentally=Storage condition in warehouse 【 Shipper/Sorting company 】 ・ Traceability system - Registration of supplier(farmers) - Arranging FOSFA certified laboratory. ・ Sorting/Storage -No contamination with other products 【Laboratory】 ・ Test of Pesticide Residue -Unified control (Test method, Detection Limit) 10 ITOCHU Corporation
Thank you for your attention and patience ！ ITOCHU Corporation 伊藤忠商事株式会社 20 th August, 2019 11 ITOCHU Corporation
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