Scallops, green tea fuel 15% growth in Japan food exports

Shipments top $5bn in Jan-June half, but increase still slow to meet 2030 target

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Scallops shipped to the U.S. helped underpin Japan's record food exports in the first half. (Photo by Kotose Hamano)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products hit an all-time high for the January-June period this year, driven by strong U.S. demand for scallops and green tea and robust Chinese buying of sake.

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