The Japan Office of USAPEEC recently presented a seminar in Sapporo to promote U.S. dried whole egg and egg yolk products. Forty students participated in the program funded by the Iowa Soybean Association. Chef Yutaka Yamasaki demonstrated recipes using U.S. egg products in baking.
For the first half of 2022 Japan was the leading importer of U.S. egg products with a volume of 4,721 metric tons valued at $21.5 million. Volume and value were down 23 and 3 percent respectively from the first six months of 2021. Unit value was up 35 percent to $4,554.