The market for tropical fruits in Japan.
Kitagawa H.
Author Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-07, Japan.
: 90-93
Abstract : Japan imported 771?175 t of bananas, 127?466 t of pineapples, 8059 t of mangoes, 5197 t of pawpaws, 3559 t of avocados, 2027 t of coconuts and 885 t of Litchi fruits in 1992. Data on imports of other tropical and subtropical fruits are tabulated. Japan currently produces some 5?500?000 t of fruit and imports 1?500?000 t each year. There is a large demand for high quality tropical fruits. The greatest problem encountered in importing tropical fruits to Japan is plant quarantine. The market for tropical fruits in Japan and some importing and marketing problems are discussed.