Rising Global Food Demand and Increasing Instability in the Production Environment

「The outlook remains uncertain. Consumer preferences for frugality due to rising prices, U.S. trade policy, uncertainty in overseas economies resulting from the situation in the Middle East, and concerns about the effects of natural disasters on economic activity are among the factors contributing to this uncertainty.」

「Outside Japan, dietary diversification resulting from population growth and higher living standards, together with heightened geopolitical risks and global climate change, is increasing interest in stable food production.」

「Globally, in addition to rising food demand due to population growth, climate change, including global warming, is causing substantial changes in growing conditions and contributing to food shortages.」

「Outside Japan, dietary diversification resulting from population growth and higher living standards, together with food-shortage risks stemming from international conflicts and global climate change, has made the importance of improving food productivity and increasing production through a stable supply of high-quality seeds and seedlings increasingly evident.」

「However, overseas factors, including prolonged conditions in Ukraine and the Middle East that have caused raw-material and consumer prices to rise and remain high, continued high interest rates in Europe and the United States, and the impact of stagnation in China's property market, pose downside risks to Japan's economy.」

「Outside Japan, dietary diversification resulting from population growth and higher living standards, together with food-shortage risks stemming from international conflicts and global climate change, has made the importance of improving food productivity and increasing production through a stable supply of high-quality seeds and seedlings increasingly evident.」

「Outside Japan, dietary diversification resulting from population growth and higher living standards, together with food-shortage risks stemming from the conflict in Ukraine and extreme weather worldwide, has made the importance of improving food productivity and increasing production through a stable supply of high-quality seeds and seedlings increasingly evident.」

「Globally, in addition to rising food demand due to population growth, deteriorating growing conditions caused by climate change and other weather fluctuations are contributing to food shortages.」

「Globally, the population is approaching 8 billion and is expected to continue growing in developing countries, raising concerns about food shortages. At the same time, as emerging economies become more prosperous, some demand is expected to shift from grains to meat, vegetables and other products, while the preference for high-quality food is also expected to strengthen.」

「Globally, rising food demand due to population growth is raising concerns about food shortages, while increasing prosperity in emerging economies is expected to drive stronger demand for high-quality food and greater dietary diversity.」

「Globally, rapid population growth and rising incomes resulting from economic development in emerging economies are driving increased food demand, greater meat consumption and the associated expansion in feed demand, as well as a growing preference for high-quality food.」

「Globally, food demand is increasing rapidly as the population grows, raising concerns about food shortages, while growth in yields per unit of land, which has supported increased production to date, is slowing. At the same time, economic development in emerging economies is driving increased demand for high-quality vegetables and other products.」

「Globally, despite rising food demand driven by explosive population growth, production conditions are increasingly unstable due to frequent extreme weather events and advancing desertification. At the same time, rising income levels in emerging economies are leading to more diverse diets and a preference for higher-quality food.」