Japan’s wagyu beef exports to Cambodia, once the biggest export market for the famous and pricey agricultural product, are declining significantly amid a tougher crackdown by Japanese authorities on smuggling.
The volume of wagyu beef exports to Cambodia shrank by about 60% in the January-August period of this year, compared with its most recent peak in the same eight-month period of 2021.
Cambodia is also said to be a “transit point” for wagyu beef smuggling into China, which regulates its imports. Japanese exporters have apparently squeezed shipments to Cambodia, as authorities step up their crackdown on inappropriate shipments overseas.
