食品輸出１兆２３８５億円　過去最高、米中向け拡大―２１年

　農林水産省は４日、２０２１年の農林水産物・食品の輸出額（速報値）が前年比２５．６％増の１兆２３８５億円だったと正式に発表した。新型コロナウイルスの影響が和らいで外食需要の回復が進んだ米国や中国への出荷が大幅に伸び、過去最高を更新した。
　国・地域別の内訳は、香港を抜いて最大の輸出先となった中国が３５．２％増の２２２４億円。外食向けのホタテや、人気が高いウイスキーがけん引した。香港は６％増の２１９０億円だった。牛肉輸出が好調だった米国は４１．２％増の１６８３億円と伸長した。（2022/02/04-10:34）

Japan's exports of agricultural, forestry, fishery and food products hit a record high in 2021 as demand for dining out recovered in the United States and China where the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic waned, the agriculture ministry said Friday.
   Preliminary data from the ministry showed that Japan's farm and food exports grew 25.6 pct from the previous year to 1,238.5 billion yen, achieving the government's target of 1 trillion yen in annual exports.
   The government aims to expand the figure to 2 trillion yen in 2025 and 5 trillion yen in 2030, promoting mass production of items that meet demand from overseas consumers.
   In 2021, shipments to mainland China, which replaced Hong Kong as the biggest export market for Japanese farm and food products, jumped 35.2 pct to 222.4 billion yen, led by brisk demand for Japanese whisky as well as scallops for restaurants. Exports to Hong Kong rose 6 pct to 219 billion yen.
   Exports to the United States soared 41.2 pct to 168.3 billion yen thanks to robust beef demand.