Sesame Consumption Trends in Japan
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Sesame Consumption Trends in Japan
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伊藤忠商事株式会社
October, 2019
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Import Volume in Japan(Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade)
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(Unit:mt) 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Nigeria 48,677 47,312 52,692 43,733 52,692 55,753 54,276 30,847 53,232
Tanzania 26,731 20,298 25,352 11,442 33,910 36,034 19,624 18,267 12,801
Burkina Faso 23,953 19,931 15,855 25,281 19,328 26,429 14,060 40,580 35,575
Paraguay 16,231 36,058 18,204 12,357 17,591 14,201 14,127 6,575 7,144
Guatemala 12,962 3,833 10,923 15,010 8,889 13,413 8,923 7,739 4,555
Mozambique 463 869 1,596 3,814 4,178 7,365 7,496 6,837 9,283
Myanmar 11,665 13,341 12,793 10,623 9,126 5,973 8,589 12,683 7,358
Ethiopia 218 2,399 6,390 4,215 5,071 3,534 4,392 5,007 8,172
Nicaragua 1,538 591 2,009 2,168 2,295 3,249 1,523 951 1,036
Pakistan 158 2,676 1,500 770 2,278 3,683 1,861 2,752 4,311
Turkey 2,590 2,921 1,874 1,879 1,912 2,297 3,106 2,187 1,156
Bolivia 5,581 5,059 2,350 3,102 2,649 2,016 2,628 1,545 1,440
China 3,411 1,542 3,190 809 982 1,047 571 3,551 1,176
Sudan 435 591 333 775 686 187 0 19 303
India 0 0 0 0 10 9 80 70 83
U.S.A. 3,424 3,893 99 60 0 0 0 0 1,097
Others 3,396 2,783 3,660 5,535 6,626 9,516 11,055 9,086 8,448
World Total 161,433 164,097 158,820 141,573 168,223 184,706 152,311 148,696 157,170
(Data: Trade Statistics of Japan)
Import Volume in Japan(Sesame Seeds Crushing & Edible Grade)
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(mt)
83,721
62,114 56,304
68,436 60,625
53,365 52,058 60,801 57,812 53,612
47,550
101,384
66,803
105,129
95,661
98,195
88,208
116,165
123,905
94,499 95,084 109,620
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Import Volume(Edible) Import Volume(Crushing)
Import Volume in Japan(Comparison btwn 2018&2019)
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Crushing Grade
-Crushing Volume & Import ↑
-New area in Africa*Others(Africa)
=Niger, Mali & Togo etc.
Edible Grade
- C/S American Origin →VS
African Origin ↑(More Mozambique & Ethiopia)
- New area(Sudan, Pakistan)
- New Trend(Golden Sesame)
More than 10% up
Nigeria 48,363 38,123 +10,240 53,232 65,000
Burkina Faso 22,053 22,080 -27 35,575 35,000
Tanzania 491 6,218 -5,727 12,801 5,000
Uganda 851 19 +832 987 1,000
Africa 4 Origin Total 71,758 66,440 +5,318 102,595 106,000
Mozambique 8,423 5,939 +2,484 9,283 12,000
Ethiopia 10,137 5,904 +4,233 8,172 11,000
Othes(Africa) 7,775 2,689 +5,086 3,562 10,000
Paraguay 2,818 3,026 -208 7,144 6,000
Guatemala 4,015 3,121 +894 4,555 5,000
Others(C/S-America) 4,680 2,735 +1,945 4,830 6,000
Egypt 546 612 -66 689 500
Turkey 1,454 1,007 +447 1,156 1,500
Myanmar 3,694 5,938 -2,244 7,358 7,000
Pakistan 2,691 1,639 +1,052 4,311 5,000
Others 1,425 2,274 -849 3,515 2,000
Grand Total 119,416 101,324 +18,092 157,170 172,000
(Data: Trade Statistics of Japan)
*2019(F)…Itochu's Estimation
(Unit:mt)
2019
Jan-Aug
2018
Jan-AugDiff 2018
2019
(F)
Trend of Crushing grade(for Crushing volume & seed inventory)
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(mt)(mt)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Crushing Volume 86,720 95,821 93,656 92,890 94,187 95,918 96,026 101,052 106,667 111,929
Year-end stock(SS for Crushing) 27,586 39,100 36,110 43,533 30,027 35,231 61,455 53,509 41,313 38,911
Ratio(YE stock/Crushing Volume) 32% 41% 39% 47% 32% 37% 64% 53% 39% 35%
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25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
55,000
60,000
65,000
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120,000
130,000
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019(F)
Year-end stock(SS for crushing)*Right
Import Volume(Crushing)*Left
Crushing Volume(Raw Material Base)*Left
Consumption of Vegetable Oil (Edible/Non-edible in Japan)
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TOTAL 2.8 mil ton
Rapeseed
Palm
Soybean
Sesame
Sesame Oil42k mt(1.5%)
Rapeseed 998 35.5%
Palm 793 28.2%
Soybean 514 18.3%
Palm Kernel 104 3.7%
Ricebran 87 3.1%
Corn 77 2.7%
Olive 60 2.1%
Coconut 45 1.6%
Sesame 42 1.5%
Castor 29 1.0%
Sunflower 22 -
Flaxseed 13 -
Cotton 9 -
Safflower 6 -
Others 15 -
TOTAL 2,814
(Unit:’000mt)
【Traditional Usage】Cooking Oil= Rapeseed, Soybean
(Groundnut … less S/D)
Premium oil=Ricebran, Sesame
【Current trend】Palm Oil = Industrial/Restaurant use
Biofuel
Premium Oil = expanding/many variety(Sesame, Ricebran, Olive etc.)
New Sesame Oil Trend in Japan(Confectionary/Fresh & Uncooked use)
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Export Volume in Japan(Sesame Seeds Oil)
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(Unit:mt) 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019*
U.S.A 4,734 4,597 5,063 5,687 5,810 6,143 4,467
Canada 691 774 537 826 820 868 554
China(incld.HKG,MAC) 822 647 669 737 774 818 552
Singapore 27 160 295 450 423 438 435
Taiwan 82 17 34 117 169 171 85
Australia 32 64 50 73 103 88 44
Germany 22 13 54 51 44 76 58
France 10 4 3 3 5 51 27
Indonesia 2 1 1 9 19 39 26
New Zealand 43 39 48 35 23 36 19
Thailand 5 8 11 14 25 31 27
Holland 17 24 24 23 33 15 8
Vietnam 12 10 16 9 13 19 12
S.Korea 9 10 12 8 10 16 10
Others 74 100 85 105 110 179 106
Grand Total 6,582 6,467 6,901 8,148 8,382 8,988 6,430
*2019=Jan-Aug 2019
(Data: Trade Statistics of Japan)
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Specification for Japan market(Crushing & Edible Grade)
【Origin】 Africa(Main 5)
【Admixture】 2% Max
【Oil Contents】 52% Min*
*Low oil contents=Discount
Crushing Grade
【Origin】 C/S America, Asia etc.
【Purity】 99.5-99.97%
【Oil Contents】 50% Min
【Color】 Black / White *
Edible Grade
*Mainly color-sorted
Standard Specification
【Free Fatty Acids】 2% Max
【Moisture】 7% Max
AND…
【Pesticide Residue】 NOT DETECTED with the Certificate issued by FOSFA approved Laboratory
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Edible Grade for Japan market
【Purity】 99.5-99.97%
【Oil Contents】 50% Min
【Color】 Black / White *
Edible Grade
*Mainly color-sorted
Quality Check Points(Admixture)
Others Stones
& SandsBlackStoneStem
Other seeds
Why High Purity?
-We use Edible Grade for non-crushing product.
(Hulled, Roasted and Pasted Sesame)
-We use hole sesame and eat&see direct.
-We need ZERO contamination for the final products.
Other Spec
-Japanese customer choose not only purity but also…
Good Color, Taste and Flavor !
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Edible Sesame Trand in Japan(Edible & New Flavor)
Traditional Recipe(Hulled, Paste)
Market Expansion as New Flavor
(Color: Black, Gold)(Product: Dressing, Drink etc.) Healthy Food
Supplement
Thank you for your attention and patience!
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ITOCHU Corporation
伊藤忠商事株式会社
October, 2019