Japanese rice varieties are showing promising adaptability in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta after three pilot growing seasons, raising the prospect of larger-scale cultivation in Vinh
(Mainichi Japan) TOKYO — Nearly two years after the so-called “Reiwa-era rice upheaval” began in the summer of 2024, causing rice shortages and soaring prices,
TOKYO – El Nino has emerged for the first time in two years and is feared to intensify into a “super El Nino,” which would raise the risk of extreme heat in
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is confident of a solid performance by the agricultural sector in the second quarter, noting the strong prices realized by farmers for
Nippon.com Staff Japan’s soaring rice prices in 2025 led to an unprecedented increase in private imports to 96,834 tons, or almost 100 times as much as in 2024. A Japanese
Parliament on Wednesday enacted a bill designed to stabilize rice supply and demand. The bill to revise the staple food law was approved at a plenary session of the Upper House.
Expectations that rice prices will fall in Japan in the months ahead are increasing among rice growers and traders, an industry group said Monday. The diffusion index for the
Tokyo, July 6 (Jiji Press)–Expectations that rice prices will fall in Japan in the months ahead are increasing among rice growers and traders, an industry group said Monday.
Qatar tribune Agencies – Agricultural cooperatives and other groups in Japan that collect rice from farmers sold a record-low 1.32 million tons of the grain from the 2025