What is the price of lactose per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan lactose is between US$ 8.42 and US$ 12.99 per kilogram or between US$ 3.82 and US$ 5.89 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lactose in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for lactose is between JPY 1,163.12 and JPY 1,794.53 per kilogram or between JPY 527.49 and JPY 813.85 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan lactose is between US$ 5.89 and US$ 9.09 per kilogram or between US$ 2.67 and US$ 4.12 per pound(lb).
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Japan Lactose Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lactose from Japan over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 17.14 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a slight increase to 17.33 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 17.83 US dollars per kilogram, before experiencing a sharp increase to 46.00 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then dropped to 37.83 US dollars per kilogram in 2021, before settling at 15.45 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Lactose from Japan in 2023 will be around 16.50 US dollars, and in 2024 will be around 17.00 US dollars.The exports of lactose from Japan are classified as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
Japan Lactose Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lactose into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 17.14 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 17.33 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 17.83 US dollars per kg, before experiencing a sharp spike to 46.00 US dollars per kg in 2020. This was followed by a decrease to 37.83 US dollars per kg in 2021, and a further decrease to 15.45 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Lactose into Japan in 2023 will be around 28.45 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 22.45 US dollars per kg.Export values for Japan lactose
The total values in export for lactose in Japan were US$ 35, US$ 120, US$ 52 and US$ 107 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan lactose - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of lactose shipped by Japan in 2020 was 5 metric tons. In 2019 Japan exported 6 tonnes of lactose. For 2019 alone, the market for Japan lactose (processed category) has improved, with a change of 100 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lactose's exports reduced by -14.29% earning Japan US$0.11m for the year 2019. Japan's lactose exports are categorised as:
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight < 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170219)
- Lactose in solid form and lactose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, containing by weight >= 99% lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry matter (HS code 170211)
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Japan lactose export values
In 2019, Japan exported lactose worth 0.11m USD, an increment of 111.54% from 2018's total lactose export of 0.052m USD. The annual growth in value of Japan lactose between 2017 to 2018 was -56.667 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of Japan's lactose exports between 2017 and 2019 was -14.29% in comparison to a variation of 100% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's stake of the world's total lactose's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan is ranked number 75 in world exports of lactose.
Export markets for Japan lactose ( in '000$ )
Japan's leading destinations for lactose are China, India, South Korea, United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands.
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of lactose. The annual growth of Japan lactose in value between 2015 to 2019 was -17%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Japan imported 75,070 tonnes of lactose in 2019.