| Product Code: ETC7750953 | Publication Date: Sep 2024 | Updated Date: Oct 2025 | Product Type: Market Research Report | |
| Publisher: 6Wresearch | No. of Pages: 75 | No. of Figures: 35 | No. of Tables: 20 | |
Japan's vegetable shortening import market in 2024 continued to see significant volumes coming from top exporting countries such as Malaysia, India, China, Indonesia, and Thailand. Despite a slight decline in growth rate from 2023 to 2024 at -8.37%, the market maintained a relatively stable compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.95% from 2020 to 2024. The market concentration, as measured by the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), remained at high levels, indicating a competitive landscape among the key exporting nations supplying vegetable shortening to Japan.

| 1 Executive Summary | 
| 2 Introduction | 
| 2.1 Key Highlights of the Report | 
| 2.2 Report Description | 
| 2.3 Market Scope & Segmentation | 
| 2.4 Research Methodology | 
| 2.5 Assumptions | 
| 3 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Overview | 
| 3.1 Japan Country Macro Economic Indicators | 
| 3.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, 2021 & 2031F | 
| 3.3 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market - Industry Life Cycle | 
| 3.4 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market - Porter's Five Forces | 
| 3.5 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Form, 2021 & 2031F | 
| 3.6 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume Share, By Application, 2021 & 2031F | 
| 4 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Dynamics | 
| 4.1 Impact Analysis | 
| 4.2 Market Drivers | 
| 4.2.1 Increasing health consciousness leading to a shift towards plant-based fats over animal fats | 
| 4.2.2 Growing demand for convenience foods and baked goods in Japan | 
| 4.2.3 Rise in foodservice industry and bakery sector driving the consumption of vegetable shortening | 
| 4.3 Market Restraints | 
| 4.3.1 Price volatility of raw materials impacting the production cost of vegetable shortening | 
| 4.3.2 Competition from substitute products like butter and margarine in the market | 
| 5 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Trends | 
| 6 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market, By Types | 
| 6.1 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market, By Form | 
| 6.1.1 Overview and Analysis | 
| 6.1.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Form, 2021- 2031F | 
| 6.1.3 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Dry, 2021- 2031F | 
| 6.1.4 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Liquid, 2021- 2031F | 
| 6.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market, By Application | 
| 6.2.1 Overview and Analysis | 
| 6.2.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Bakery and Confectionery, 2021- 2031F | 
| 6.2.3 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Sweet and Savory Snacks, 2021- 2031F | 
| 6.2.4 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenues & Volume, By Others, 2021- 2031F | 
| 7 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Import-Export Trade Statistics | 
| 7.1 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Export to Major Countries | 
| 7.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Imports from Major Countries | 
| 8 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Key Performance Indicators | 
| 8.1 Consumer awareness and perception of vegetable shortening as a healthier alternative | 
| 8.2 Adoption rate of vegetable shortening in new product launches in the food industry | 
| 8.3 Number of partnerships and collaborations with food manufacturers for vegetable shortening supply | 
| 9 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market - Opportunity Assessment | 
| 9.1 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Opportunity Assessment, By Form, 2021 & 2031F | 
| 9.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Opportunity Assessment, By Application, 2021 & 2031F | 
| 10 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market - Competitive Landscape | 
| 10.1 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Revenue Share, By Companies, 2024 | 
| 10.2 Japan Vegetable Shortening Market Competitive Benchmarking, By Operating and Technical Parameters | 
| 11 Company Profiles | 
| 12 Recommendations | 
| 13 Disclaimer |