The market for tropical fruits in Japan.
Kitagawa, H.
Postharvest handling of tropical fruits. Proceedings of an international conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 19-23 July 1993. Year: 1994 Pages: 90-93 Ref: 5 ref.
1994
บทคัดย่อ
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.