29 Aug 2019 --- The US National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has welcomed a US trade agreement with Japan that, once implemented, is expected to place the nation “back on a level playing field with international competitors in one of its highest value export markets.” The agreement was announced at the G7 summit in France recently and signals a major opportunity to improve US access to Japan’s pork market. It comes at a critical time as US market share for pork in Japan is seriously declining due to Japan’s trade agreements with other countries.