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Bucking the deepening recession: Japan's frozen food market gains.

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Summary

Retail market picks up, especially in non-fried prepared foods, as refrigerator and microwave oven ownership increase. Imported vegetables pricier. Despite a worsening malaise in the country, official frozen food consumption there was up 4.2% last year to 2,109 million tons. But prices were soft with yen value of the market up only 3.5% to JPY 841.4 billion. Domestic production rose 4.4% to 1,422,037 tons, but value gained only 2.4% to JPY 754.9 billion. Imported frozen vegetables mostly from the United States were up 3.8% in tonnage but 13.2% in value.

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  • Original title: Bucking the deepening recession: Japan's frozen food market gains.
  • Record ID : 2000-0231
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Figures, economy
  • Source: Quick frozen Foods int. - vol. 40 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1998/10
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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