Dry Edible Bean Market in Japan

1. Dry Edible Bean Market in Japan Presented by: K. Nakahashi July 2008 Japan Pea and Bean Importers Association

2. Consumption ・Total consumption 188,000 mt <last 5 year avg.> 4% 9% 48% 39% ・60% for sweet bean paste use Source MAFF

3. Supply-Demand unit: metric tones Crop-year (Oct-Sep) <2007>　＜2006> <2005＞ <2004> <2003> Beginning stock 78,100 78,500 61,900 57,300 63,100 Domestic production 71,200 90,900 104,700 72,600 88,700 Import 97,50088,400 90,100 114,20099,700 Total supply246,800 257,800 256,700 244,100251,500 Total consumption174,800 179,700 178,200 182,200194,200 Total inventory 72,000 78,100 78,500 61,90057,300 Source MAFF 40% of total supply are Imported Beans

4. Import volume by Item in 2007 M/T Source Customhouse

5. Import volume by Origin in 2007 M/T Source Customhouse

6. White Kidney & Lima beans Import M/T U.S. Baby Lima Myanmar Butter U.S. G. Northern Others Can/U.S. Otebo Source JPBIA

7. 2008 July 7-9th G8 was held in Hokkaido, Japan

8. Hokkaido, Japan - main growing area of Peas and Beans

9. Bean Paste Sweets were served.

10. How to prepare it

11. First Ladies Japanese Tea Ceremony

12. Japanese Sweets- Various Types