Japan's Kyodo News agency reported that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) announced on the 2nd that the export value of agricultural, forestry and water products and food in the first half of 2024 was 701.3 billion yen (about 34 billion yuan), down 1.8% from the same period last year. Exports to China plunged 43.8 percent to 78.4 billion yen. Scallops were 22.3 billion yen in the same period last year and zero this year.