What is the price of butter per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan butter is between US$ 10.09 and US$ 25.13 per kilogram or between US$ 4.58 and US$ 11.40 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of butter in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for butter is between JPY 1,393.77 and JPY 3,470.75 per kilogram or between JPY 632.09 and JPY 1,574.04 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan butter is between US$ 7.06 and US$ 17.59 per kilogram or between US$ 3.20 and US$ 7.98 per pound(lb).
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Japan Butter Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Butter from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 25.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2016 it was 24.50 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price dropped to 18.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2019 it was 22.50 US dollars per kg. The most recent data shows that in 2021, the price was 20.43 US dollars per kg, and in 2022 it was 13.43 US dollars per kg. This indicates a downward trend in the export price of Butter from Japan. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Butter from Japan in 2023 will be around 10.43 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 7.43 US dollars per kg.Japan Butter Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Butter into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 24.50 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 18.00 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price rose again to 23.60 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 22.50 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped further to 20.50 US dollars per kg in 2020, before stabilizing at 20.43 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data point is 13.43 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Butter into Japan will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around 20.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 21.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan butter
The total values in export for butter in Japan were US$ 49, US$ 72, US$ 118 and US$ 135 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Japan: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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Japan butter - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of butter exported by Japan in 2020 was 8 tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 6 tonnes of butter. For 2019 alone, the demand for Japan butter (processed category) has improved, with a change of 20 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, butter's exports increased by 50 percent bringing the country US$0.14m for the year 2019. Japan's butter exports are classified as:
- Butter (excluding dehydrated butter and ghee) (HS code 040510)
- Fats and oils derived from milk, and dehydrated butter and ghee (excluding natural butter, recombined butter and whey butter) (HS code 040590)
- Dairy spreads of a fat content, by weight, of >= 39% but < 80% (HS code 040520)
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Japan butter export values
In 2019, Japan exported butter valued at 0.14m USD, an increment of 18.64% from 2018's total butter export of 0.118m USD. The yearly growth in value of Japan butter between 2017 to 2018 was 63.889 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of Japan's butter exports between 2017 and 2019 was 50 per cent in comparison to a variation of 20% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's stake of the world's total butter's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 33 in world exports of butter.
Export markets for Japan butter ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of butter. The annual growth of Japan butter in value between 2015 to 2019 was -20%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -47%, per annum.
Japan procured 24,608 tonnes of butter in 2019.