SCOTTISH food and drink exports to Japan have surged by ten per cent in just one year to more than £90m, Scotland’s External Affairs Secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed today.
New Scottish Government analysis of export figures shows that a growing appetite for Scotch whisky and cereal goods in Japan has fuelled a significant increase in the value of Scottish food and drink exports to the country – worth £90.3m in 2014 compared with £81.9m the previous year.
Speaking from Nagasaki where tonight she will showcase Scottish produce to Japanese hoteliers, chefs and retailers to celebrate the Year of Food and Drink, Ms Hyslop said: “The significant rise in Scotland’s food and drinks exports to Japan shows the country has a huge appetite for our produce.
“We’ve seen a ten per cent rise in food and drink exports to Japan in just one year – and since 2007 we’ve experienced growth of 74 per cent, driven mainly by a rising demand for Scotch whisky.”
