ANALYSIS: Japan's August 2026 Beef Imports Slide as Inventory Pressure Persists
Japan's beef imports totaled 38,686 MT in August 2026, down 10.9% month-on-month (MOM), or 4,755 MT, and 10.5% year-on-year (YOY), or 4,536 MT, according to Trade Statistics of Japan data.
The August result extended the slowdown in Japan's beef imports, with YOY volumes falling in three of the four months from May through August. The contraction also deepened from July, when imports were down 7.5% YOY.
Year-to-date (YTD) imports through August reached 329,588 MT, up...
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