Japan struggles to reinstall feed production and trade

The US Grains Council reports the Japanese industry has been making significant strides to regain its normal feed mill production capacity within the next few months. “In the short-term, logistical issues will continue to be a problem, but the Japanese feed industry is working hard to recover from the damage.

By April or May, the Council is hopeful Japan will recover and return to a somewhat normalcy,” said Tommy Hamamoto, USGC director in Japan. Four of Japan’s major importing facilities and attached feed mills were severely damaged by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the country on March 11. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.