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Kagoshima opens prefecture's largest matcha processing facility; 300 tonnes annual capacity, export-ready by November 2025
JA Kagoshima held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 2,500-square-meter matcha processing facility in Kagoshima City, designed to produce 300 tonnes of matcha annually at a cost of approximately 2.6 billion yen. The facility addresses a supply-chain bottleneck: most tencha grown in Kagoshima is currently processed outside the prefecture, limiting profit margins. The project aims to vertically integrate production and boost export revenue by completing the facility in November 20…
年間３００ｔの抹茶製造、鹿児島県内最大級の加工施設が起工式…来年１１月完成見込む「海外に輸出していく」 - Yahoo!ニュース
Key points
- Kagoshima prefecture's largest matcha facility will process 300 tonnes annually; total investment ~2.6 billion yen
- Currently, most Kagoshima tencha is processed outside the prefecture, reducing local profit margins
- JA Kagoshima plans to export finished matcha directly rather than raw tencha, targeting overseas demand
- Facility completion scheduled November 2025; uses national subsidies to offset investment cost
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The numbers
Annual matcha production capacity: 300ｔ
Facility floor area: 約２５００平方メートル
Total project cost: ~¥2.6 billion
What they said
“Kagoshima is known as a raw-material origin. We want to take this through to finished-product stage and export matcha overseas.”
原料産地としての鹿児島は知られている。商品化まで行い、（抹茶を）海外に輸出していきたい
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