Introduction

Agricultural Products in Japan industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Japan agricultural products market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The agricultural product market is considered here as having six segments: cereals (barley, wheat, maize, rice, etc); fruit, vegetables, roots and tubers (apples, cabbages, potatoes, etc); oilcrops & pulses (lentils, soybeans, linseed, etc); sugarcrops and sweeteners (represented here by raw and refined sugar expressed as raw sugar equivalent); spices and stimulants (coffee, ginger, etc); and nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc).

*The Japanese agricultural products market had total revenue of $113.7 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -2.9% between 2006 and 2010.

*Market consumption volumes decreased with a CARC of -1.2% between 2006-2010, to reach a total of 66.6 million units in 2010.

*The performance of the market is forecast to continue in decline, with an anticipated CARC of -2.6% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $99.8 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the agricultural products market in Japan

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the agricultural products market in Japan

Leading company profiles reveal details of key agricultural products market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Japan agricultural products market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Japan economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Japan agricultural products market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Japan agricultural products market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Japan agricultural products market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in Japans agricultural products market?

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 14
Summary 14
Buyer power 15
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
7-Eleven, Inc. 21
AEON Co., Ltd. 23
The Daiei, Inc 26
Lawson, Inc. 29
MARKET FORECASTS 33
Market value forecast 33
Market volume forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35

APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Industry associations 38
Related Datamonitor research 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Japan agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Japan agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Table 3: Japan agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Japan agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Table 5: 7-Eleven, Inc.: key facts 21
Table 6: AEON Co., Ltd.: key facts 23
Table 7: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financials ($) 24
Table 8: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financials (₯) 24
Table 9: AEON Co., Ltd.: key financial ratios 24
Table 10: The Daiei, Inc: key facts 26
Table 11: The Daiei, Inc: key financials ($) 27
Table 12: The Daiei, Inc: key financials (₯) 27
Table 13: The Daiei, Inc: key financial ratios 27
Table 14: Lawson, Inc.: key facts 29
Table 15: Lawson, Inc.: key financials ($) 30
Table 16: Lawson, Inc.: key financials (₯) 30
Table 17: Lawson, Inc.: key financial ratios 31
Table 18: Japan agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 33
Table 19: Japan agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 34
Table 20: Japan size of population (million), 2006–10 35
Table 21: Japan gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 22: Japan gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 23: Japan inflation, 2006–10 36
Table 24: Japan consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 36
Table 25: Japan exchange rate, 2006–10 36

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Japan agricultural products market value: $ billion, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Japan agricultural products market volume: million tons, 2006–10 11
Figure 3: Japan agricultural products market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Japan agricultural products market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 13
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 15
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 17
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 18
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 19
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the agricultural products market in Japan, 2010 20
Figure 11: AEON Co., Ltd.: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 12: AEON Co., Ltd.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 13: The Daiei, Inc: revenues & profitability 28
Figure 14: The Daiei, Inc: assets & liabilities 28
Figure 15: Lawson, Inc.: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 16: Lawson, Inc.: assets & liabilities 32
Figure 17: Japan agricultural products market value forecast: $ billion, 2010–15 33
Figure 18: Japan agricultural products market volume forecast: million tons, 2010–15 34