Japan's 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami: Food and Agriculture Implications

Johnson, Renée.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Disasters;    Agriculture;    Agricultural industries;    Agricultural production;    Food contamination;   

RP-ID  :  R41766
RP-ID  :  R41766_2011May18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan caused widespread devastation that affected many of the country's agricultural and fishery areas. The nuclear crisis that followed at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, and the subsequent detection of radioactive contamination of food produced near the disabled facility, further raised fears about the safety of Japan's food production systems and its future food exports. Most reports acknowledge that Japan's current production and supply shortages, along with rising food safety concerns and possible longer-term radiation threats to its food production, could limit Japan's food exports while possibly increasing its need for food imports in the future. It is still not clear what effect, if any, Japan's current food supply and demand situation will have on world farm commodity markets and food prices.