i see
it says on the hikari website that they have a manufacturing branch in china, singapore and japan
it says on the hikari website that they have a manufacturing branch in china, singapore and japan
HIKARI made in china?
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David R;2441472; said:
redwood use to do 1kg of the food sticks for $120
it just doesnt look right....i get my hikari food from hong kong and its the same pack as what we get in nz
Hikari's reply:
"Greg - This product is for the Chinese market only and cannot be exported out of the country and is different formulations targeted at the limited aquatics market there."
So.....it is made by Hikari and is legit!
"Greg - This product is for the Chinese market only and cannot be exported out of the country and is different formulations targeted at the limited aquatics market there."
So.....it is made by Hikari and is legit!
different formulations
meaning its inferior
or just cheaper cos its chinese and looks nicer? lol
meaning its inferior
or just cheaper cos its chinese and looks nicer? lol
why doesn't Hikari allow it to be exported out of China? I bet the ingrdients are diffrent.every country has there own standards so I bet the product regulations in Hikari's Japan factory in diffrent from the one in China.
No thats not always the case
economics is a strange and complicated thing
il explain
there are regulations in markets and market groups. Law to protect labour in ones country.
taxes and tarifs for cars in australia for example for imported cars, this is to encourage people to buy Australian made.
we all know that china is the planets factory.
but imagine how many jobs will be lost if hikari japan got china to manufacture entirely.
The cntents maybe different, or not, we dont know.
GOOD YEAR tyres, have a GSD3 model.very good tyre, but they are made in 4 different countries in the world. same quality control and standards are in place.
to make hikari economically viable in china, KYORIN probably said that they must manufacture in china.
but to protect the livelihood of their international distributors, they cannot and has made an agreement, wether written or not - to never export those products out of china.
In a sense, Japanese Nissa, toyota and honda have JDM (japanese Domestic Models) that do not leave japan unless someone really really wants it to. These cars are designed for japan only.
Maybe this food is cheaper, but the guaranteed analysis is identical to the japanese hikari.
Imagine if they could use china has a exporting base, then everyone would be out of a job around singapore and japan factories.
i am unsure if this is real or not, i bought one anyways, very cheap and see what its like.
but as Hikari themselves said - this is a chinese product for the chinese market. Obviously, hikari will never export them out to undercut their own people, its foolish to do so.
if you charged for hikari in china like they do in New Zealand for example - no one would buy it in china, NO ONE
because the chinese market is different.
There is no way that the cost of the product is that much!
economics is a strange and complicated thing
il explain
there are regulations in markets and market groups. Law to protect labour in ones country.
taxes and tarifs for cars in australia for example for imported cars, this is to encourage people to buy Australian made.
we all know that china is the planets factory.
but imagine how many jobs will be lost if hikari japan got china to manufacture entirely.
The cntents maybe different, or not, we dont know.
GOOD YEAR tyres, have a GSD3 model.very good tyre, but they are made in 4 different countries in the world. same quality control and standards are in place.
to make hikari economically viable in china, KYORIN probably said that they must manufacture in china.
but to protect the livelihood of their international distributors, they cannot and has made an agreement, wether written or not - to never export those products out of china.
In a sense, Japanese Nissa, toyota and honda have JDM (japanese Domestic Models) that do not leave japan unless someone really really wants it to. These cars are designed for japan only.
Maybe this food is cheaper, but the guaranteed analysis is identical to the japanese hikari.
Imagine if they could use china has a exporting base, then everyone would be out of a job around singapore and japan factories.
i am unsure if this is real or not, i bought one anyways, very cheap and see what its like.
but as Hikari themselves said - this is a chinese product for the chinese market. Obviously, hikari will never export them out to undercut their own people, its foolish to do so.
if you charged for hikari in china like they do in New Zealand for example - no one would buy it in china, NO ONE
because the chinese market is different.
There is no way that the cost of the product is that much!
There's a news report here that the chemical melamin (???) was found in fish feed from China. They add it in to make the protein content looks higher...
That was what was added to the wheat for those pet food that killed the dogs and cats in North America.
That was what was added to the wheat for those pet food that killed the dogs and cats in North America.
