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Article: Balance needed for farm exports to Asia.
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- Yomiuri Shimbun
- Article date:
- May 19, 2005
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Byline: Ryo Watanabe
May 19--TOKYO -- The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has set the ambitious goal of doubling exports of the nation's agricultural produce in five years. The government needs to pursue a stable policy to ensure the growth of the nation's farm industry.
Late last month, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attended a meeting of a government-backed agricultural group promoting the export of farm products.
"I heard that Japanese apples produced in Aomori Prefecture are sold at N2,000 each in Beijing. I was surprised," he said.
He emphasized the importance of increasing Japan's exports of agricultural produce, ...