voluntary report public distribution date 8 22 2003 gain number ja3058 japan grain and feed s barley policy the that treated like a food approved by clay hamilton us embassy prepared hisao fukuda highlights imports along with rice wheat are controlled maff as staple even though import system mimics free market principles fairly closely is hesitant to remove from state because it strategic alternative crop under diversion program however justification for maintaining control on decreasing since exerts increasingly less over current reform calls end of direct production includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled tokyo ja1 ja usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network page 2 5 unclassified japanese in brief annual demand about 1 600 000 metric tons mt supply 80 total most domestic diverted land benefits generous
