Canada pellet exports to Japan soar 157.3% between January and May 2019

Japan pellet imports from Canada jumped 157.3% to 249.2 thousand tones with export value expanded 202.9% to $46.7 million, according to Customs and Tariff Bureau of Japan. Canada’s share in Japan pellet imports gained 13.2 pp to 39.5%.

Vietnam pellet exports to Japan surged 29.4% to 332.2 thousand tones, export value was up 14.7% to $56.0 million.  Share of Vietnam in Japan pellet imports dropped 17.0 pp to 52.7%.