In fiscal year 2022, the sales volume of deer meat at processing facilities in Japan amounted to around 871 tons. Venison is a major type of game meat consumed in Japan along with wild boars. Wild deer are culled to reduce animal populations that damage crop fields and to keep the natural balance of forests in check.
Sales volume of deer meat in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2022
(in tons)
fiscal years 2017 to 2022; the fiscal year in Japan starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends March 31 of the following year
Special properties
sales at meat processing facilities
Supplementary notes
Figures represent the volume of game meat for human consumption. Excluding meat from direct commissions that is returned to the client and meat consumed by employees at butchering facilities.
Figures are based on annual surveys. Data prior to fiscal year 2021 comes from previous reports.
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MAFF. (September 29, 2023). Sales volume of deer meat in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2022 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287823/japan-deer-meat-sales-volume/
MAFF. "Sales volume of deer meat in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2022 (in tons)." Chart. September 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287823/japan-deer-meat-sales-volume/
MAFF. (2023). Sales volume of deer meat in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2022 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287823/japan-deer-meat-sales-volume/
MAFF. "Sales Volume of Deer Meat in Japan from Fiscal Year 2017 to 2022 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287823/japan-deer-meat-sales-volume/
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Sales volume of deer meat in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2022 (in tons) [Graph], MAFF, September 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1287823/japan-deer-meat-sales-volume/
