食品輸出、初の年間１兆円　牛肉、日本酒がけん引

　２０２１年に「農林水産物・食品」の輸出額が初めて年間１兆円を超えることが１６日、確定した。新型コロナウイルス禍から米国や中国の経済が回復していることを背景に、牛肉や日本酒の輸出が伸び、全体をけん引した。政府は２００６年に輸出を１３年に１兆円規模とする目標を掲げ、振興を図ってきた経緯があり、当初の目標と比べると８年遅れでの達成となる。
　財務省が１６日発表した１１月の貿易統計（速報、通関ベース）によると、食料品の輸出額は前年同月比１８．５％増の８９９億円だった。農林水産省が集計している１～１０月の農林水産物・食品の輸出額（９７３４億円）に加えると、１兆６３３億円となった。（2021/12/16-17:04）

Japan's exports of food and farm products so far in 2021 have reached the government's annual target of 1 trillion yen for the first time, it was learned Thursday.
   According to the Finance Ministry's preliminary trade statistics released on the day, customs-cleared food exports in November rose 18.5 pct from a year before to 89.9 billion yen.
   When the amount is added to 973.4 billion yen in exports of food items and agriculture, forestry and fishery products in January-October, announced recently by the agriculture ministry, the total reaches 1,063.3 billion yen.
   In 2006, the government set a target of increasing food exports to 1 trillion yen by 2013. The target was achieved eight years behind schedule.
   The export growth was led by robust shipments of beef and alcoholic beverages such as sake amid economic recovery in the United States and China.