Nuke accident impact Japanese exports

February 19, 2012

Japan's agricultural and fishery exports drop

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120219_12.html

Japan's exports of agricultural and fishery products in 2011 fell by about 8 percent from the figure for the previous year in the aftermath of the nuclear accident in Fukushima last March.

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry says exports of farm, forestry and fishery products and processed food stood at about 5.7 billion dollars.

The drop is largely attributed to the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi plant caused by the March 11th disaster. 47 countries and territories imposed restrictions on food imports from Japan, including a request for radiation test certificates.

Shipments to China fell by 35.4 percent, centering on salmon and trout, followed by a 12 percent drop in exports to South Korea due to the decline in exports of Alaska pollack and confectionaries. Exports to Hong Kong saw an 8.1 percent drop on a decrease in purchases of powdered milk for babies.