Japan's orange juice makers facing the squeeze as supply dries up

Yes, price of orange juice is rising but those rising price is also need to be paid in dollar which also rising. So any news about Japanese yen currency rate?

Such a no-brainer, It's called MIKAN juice. The island nation has plenty of Mikans, they just refuse to build a Mikan infrastructure.

That’s an ‘eggciting’ story. I bet the orange juice company is having a ‘whale’ of a time!

Shouldn't be drinking that anyway.

they just refuse to build a Mikan infrastructure.

Hopefully the current trashy Japanese currency forces them to rely on local product and restart local products.

But then, prices of that local juice might be exorbitant because it isn't imported, since local produce tends to be priced higher than imported.

toraToday  07:33 am JST

Shouldn't be drinking that anyway.

strange that people are voting this down. but you’re right. it’s just sugar water.

a couple of generations ago, a glass of orange juice was a tiny glass from maybe 1 orange. after marketing took over, a large tumbler is now the normal dose.

you probably wouldn’t sit and eat 8 oranges at once, but you’re drinking the sugar from 8 oranges in a modern glass of juice.

Matsuyama mikan!! I love that town!! They even have OJ fountains here and there.

As someone pointed out, there are plenty of local citrus fruits here. Shikwasa is just coming in in Okinawa. Japan has to increase local food production. I believe that only 30% of food consumed in Japan is local produce. 70% imported.

I notice the carefully worded title on the carton that implies, but doesn't actually state that the entire content of the carton is orange juice.

It says, "100% fruit juice" and then "Orange and Mandarin Orange." Usually the "fruit juice" is grape and a little "Orange," "Apple," etc, is added for flavour.  

They write, "Mandarin Orange," to make it look more exotic, but this is Mikan.

This couldn't possibly be 100% Orange juice. It would go off in a matter of days after opening.

The only way to get 100% orange juice is to buy oranges and squeeze them yourself.

Producers should be banned from wrongful labeling. 100% mango juice turns out to be less than 20% but the carton still says 100% juice.

They write, "Mandarin Orange," to make it look more exotic, but this is Mikan.

japanese says orange and mikan.

Then why do I see staff loading hundreds of oranges into juice machines at stations every morning? 4 oranges/ 1 cup of juice for 350 yen. I don’t know where they source their oranges from or whether they’re operating at a loss or not because you can’t even get a single orange from a supermarket for less than 100 yen nowadays.

If it’s not pasteurized I don’t want it.

bass4funk

If it’s not pasteurized I don’t want it.

Do you not make your fresh orange juice?

Everything in Japan is overpriced and has always been overpriced. People are just waking up to this now? It doesn't matter what it is, even is it's made in Japan and in plentiful supply, they will still charge nonsense prices.

Do you not make your fresh orange juice?

If I can, if the oranges are available

We shouldnt be drinking orange juice anyway, it is terrible for you, unless it has most of the pulp in there with it.

Don't have to take my word, but those so called 100% natural juice are not even 1% natural. 100% means freshly squeezed fruit without any additives. Most of those drinks have a lot of preservatives in order for the juice not to spoil, which in Europe are called ''E'' additives, which are the main responsible for cancer and other nasty diseases when consumed daily. That and also considering that the flavors are mostly artificial and a LOT of extra sugar is added for the taste, make this not even close to natural.

Everything in Japan is overpriced and has always been overpriced

I'm not trying to bicker by saying this; you need to travel more often.

Actually, I agree.

Mostly everything in Japan with a few exceptions is overpriced.

There are many factors for this but 100% Japan is still and always has been expensive.

just another GREED.

there is no shortage of oranges at all.

Japan have so many places with mikan.easy solution?

There are many factors for this but 100% Japan is still and always has been expensive.

Compared to N. America and Europe, Japan is quite affordable these days.

It may sound strange but 100 % juice does not mean there is 100 % orange juice in the container.

and not too bad orange juice gets this attention. Most of them have added sugars

Just stop drinking Orange Juice and watch how fast the price drops and the demand disappears…then they’ll be complaining nobody is buying Orange Juice

Mmy favorite (generic) brand DISAPPEARED from the local market (of course it was the cheapest one and claimed 100% juice).

My solution? Simple, stop buying Orange Juice.

What will I drink with my vodka for breakfast if the oranges disappear?

Said above, 100% orange juice is not really 100%. Well, I’ve compared it with what’s sold as 10% orange juice and there’s sure one hell of a difference, whatever percent it is.

Wallace, I know what you are talking about with mango juice. I found some "mango 100% juice", which most people would assume to be 100% mango juice. I turned the pack over and checked the ingredients, which included apple and grape juice. I asked the shop what % was mango. They didn't know. I suggested they called the manufacturer, which they kindly did. However, the manufacturer didn't know either or at least claimed not to know.

According to the Japan Fruit Juice Association, the import price per liter of orange juice nearly doubled from 267 yen in 2021 to 491 yen in 2023.

Are those prices for 100% orange juice or orange juice concentrate?

Fruit juices are worse than soda. They're basically liquid sugar without the fiber that a full fruit has and balances out the sugar. Stay away from this stuff.

Fruit juices are worse than soda. 

Incorrect.

The misleading title says "100% Fruit Juice." The buyer assumes that this means that there is nothing in the carton except fruit juice, that is, it IS 100% fruit juice.

It doesn't mean this.

It means that it CONTAINS 100% fruit juice.

How much?

Who knows?

Everything in Japan is overpriced and has always been overpriced.

Not really. I buy stuff from Japan using a proxy buying service and have it shipped to the US because more often than not doing that costs less than buying similar products in the US. The prices of household appliances and kitchenware in Japan are lower than in the US.

If it’s not pasteurized I don’t want it.

Pasteurized? How about just up to your chin?