A survey has found that Japanese rice producers and wholesalers believe prices of the staple grain will settle in the next few months. This comes amid over half a year of rising
by Olufunmilayo Uwala. To the real economists and those with the full grasp of how governance can be run on productive lane, the roles of agricultural development cannot be
Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government last month
KYODO NEWS. TOKYO- Rice prices in Japan have remained high despite hopes that they would normalize after the government announced plans two weeks ago that it would release its
WASHINGTON (Mainichi) — Soaring rice prices in Japan triggered by the “rice upheaval” last summer have surprised Japanese expatriates in the United States, as it
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Jay Allen. It’s getting more expensive to eat rice in Japan, with prices nearly doubling. Will a release of strategic reserves help? Those of us living in Japan are watching
The average price of Japan’s 2024 rice crop sold to wholesalers surged in January to hit a record high for the fifth straight month, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
With rice prices still high in Japan, the government has announced the release of some of its stockpiles of the staple grain. On February 14, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture,