# Food Trade · Plover Analytics

> Japan's food trade — imports and exports by partner country, monthly, from Ministry of Finance customs data.

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## Food trade — imports and exports by partner

Latest reading, Aug 2026: United States of America 163,713,623 ¥1,000; People's Republic of China 109,938,764 ¥1,000; Australia 62,365,266 ¥1,000; Thailand 55,306,709 ¥1,000; Canada 40,529,134 ¥1,000.

_Imports of Food & live animals (all) by partner, largest five in the latest month_

| Period | United States of America (¥1,000) | People's Republic of China (¥1,000) | Australia (¥1,000) | Thailand (¥1,000) | Canada (¥1,000) | United States of America · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Aug 2026 | 163,713,623 | 109,938,764 | 62,365,266 | 55,306,709 | 40,529,134 | 16.5 |
| Jul 2026 | 184,520,574 | 135,193,852 | 68,635,742 | 62,148,818 | 42,636,140 | 14.6 |
| Jun 2026 | 186,549,102 | 127,421,569 | 62,049,570 | 57,832,231 | 49,700,004 | 12.7 |
| May 2026 | 178,305,951 | 106,811,598 | 53,461,128 | 48,039,842 | 42,446,805 | 1.4 |
| Apr 2026 | 186,653,408 | 120,343,261 | 64,196,238 | 53,459,610 | 45,675,547 | 4.4 |
| Mar 2026 | 168,617,438 | 90,888,392 | 50,862,605 | 54,697,398 | 43,505,683 | 16.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 143,475,100 | 104,954,403 | 32,983,956 | 47,886,562 | 36,864,814 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 152,654,874 | 104,793,119 | 49,398,399 | 47,111,516 | 41,748,589 | 12.2 |
| Dec 2025 | 175,062,984 | 131,721,940 | 64,646,138 | 55,575,278 | 47,638,672 | 31.2 |
| Nov 2025 | 148,086,798 | 108,448,801 | 51,123,901 | 49,148,451 | 36,694,490 | 26.0 |
| Oct 2025 | 177,000,135 | 105,806,209 | 64,957,510 | 56,569,464 | 37,041,950 | 27.4 |
| Sep 2025 | 158,376,281 | 98,977,772 | 51,091,861 | 51,439,829 | 41,452,966 | 10.9 |
| Aug 2025 | 140,472,448 | 93,198,044 | 54,806,428 | 47,643,278 | 32,974,422 | −9.6 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan — Trade Statistics of Japan. · Data through August 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/trade-food/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/trade-food/observations?series=imp.00000000.50304.val&format=csv

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