On May 21, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) announced its intent to carry out the emergency importation of 7,000 metric tons (MT) of butter for industrial use. This quantity is in addition to the 3,000 MT, which Japan has already committed to importing in Japanese Fiscal Year (JFY) 2014 under its current access commitment for key dairy commodity imports.[1] Separately, MAFF also announced an increased allocation of an additional 4,178 MT of non-fat dry milk (NFDM) imports under its JFY 2014 current access commitments.
