By AFP The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement.
Rising U.S. consumption driven by health trends and Japanese interest in affordable Korean rice fuel record export growth. By Park Yu-yeon Local time, 9 a.m. on the 9th, Long
The price of a limited-time rice coupon that will be sold to municipalities in Japan will go down from the usual ¥500 to a uniform ¥477, the national federation of rice
FAS forecasts a 2.2% rise in corn imports for MY 2025-26, reaching 15.8 million tonnes, the highest volume in six years. JAPAN – Japanese feed millers are increasingly
A report from the Foreign Agricultural Service states that Japanese feed millers are opting for more corn in their rations due to persistently high rice prices. The FAS forecasts
Japan’s average retail rice price hit a new record high for the first time in three weeks, according to agriculture ministry data. In the week ended last Sunday, the average
Global cereal production is forecast to surpass 3 billion tonnes for the first time in 2025, driven by record wheat output in Argentina and higher estimates for coarse grains and
By Michael Huband Rice-growing in Japan is facing greater pressure than ever before, making sake production challenging. Yet tradition and collective action are both helping the