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Trade challenges to Japanese market TOMOHISA FUJIMOTO Oils & Fats Dep. Oils & Fats, Staple Food Project Div. Food Business Unit August, 2019

2 Logistics issue Japanese Import Quantity 2,00,000 1,84,546 1,84,706 Overview of Japanese 1,62,754 1,64,097 market 1,80,000 1,69,556 1,68,223 1,61,433 1,59,110 1,58,820 1,57,170  Ave,qty is 150-160K ton per 1,52,879 1,60,000 year. 1,48,696 1,41,573 Ave, consumption 1,40,000 1,28,917  Preferable stable supply 1,20,000  Manufacture are managing the stock by themselves. 1,00,000 (No position without buyer) 80,000  Each manufacturer have 60,000 owe preferable origin. 40,000  Main origin is Nigeria, Tanzania and Burkina Faso. 20,000 (Approx. 2 month from ETD to ETA) 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Operational challenge Shipment delay  Cargo damage while a transportation(inland and ocean) 

3 Pesticides Issue  Positive List It is a pesticides regulation that is covered to all agricultural products. Trading company and Sesame oil/edible manufactures have analyze about pesticides in order to make a proof safety. But sesame seed regulation is very strict therefore some material has rejected by Japanese regulation. Not allowed to use in Japanese market even though farmers made an effort and exported made a good price. <Detection list by official survey recent two year> Date Origin Detection Detected value MRL 19-Apr-18 Ethiopia 2, ４ -D Herbicide 0.58ppm 0.05ppm 9-May-18 Myanmar Aflatoxin - 11ppb 10ppb 9-May-18 Myanmar Aflatoxin - 12ppb 10ppb 21-Dec-18 Sudan 2, ４ -D Herbicide 0.07 ppm 0.05ppm 15-Jan-19 Paraguay Carbaryl Insecticide 0.09ppm 0.01ppm 19-Mar-19 Ethiopia Bendiocarb Insecticide 0.03ppm 0.01ppm 14-Jun-19 Bukina Faso Aflatoxin - 11ppb 10ppb 1-Jul-19 Uganda Thiamethoxam Insecticide 0.07 ppm 0.02ppm Operational challenge Education to farmers and local traders about correct usage of pesticides.  Analysis method 