ANALYSIS: Winter Buying Spurs Japan’s Oct 2025 Beef Imports to Six-Month Highs
Japan’s beef imports in October 2025 rebounded sharply to a six-month high at 49,185 metric tons (mt), according to the latest data released by Japan’s Trade Statistics.
Driven by seasonal winter restocking, inbound volumes vaulted 28.3% MOM (+10,841 mt) from September’s six-month low, climbing across major suppliers to a level not seen since April 2025. Japan also received its first shipment of beef from Sweden in over three decades, totaling just 2.25 mt...
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