date:Jun 30, 2016
billion) by 2020. The ministry reckons more maritime shipments would help tap growing demand for Japanese fruits and vegetables around Asia, including markets such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. It sees a chance to clear the target earlier than planned.
The farm ministry will cover half of the trial expenses, drawing on its supplementary budget for fiscal 2015, which ended in March.
Zen-Noh and Yusen plan to ship peaches and grapes to Malaysia from a port in the Kanto region, which encompasses Tokyo