THE ASAHI SHIMBUN At what price rice? Apparently, the sky’s the limit. Hoarding and speculative trading, coupled with government tardiness, seem to be the primary factors behind
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,
KYODO NEWS. TOKYO: Japan’s private rice imports have already reached a record-high 468 tons in the current fiscal year through March, driven by robust demand from
By Jiang Xueqing in Tokyo. Japan’s agriculture ministry has announced that it will release 210,000 tons of rice from government reserves to address soaring prices. This
KYODO NEWS. TOKYO: The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the
TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to expedite the release of its stockpiled rice to curb soaring prices, with details on the quantity and pricing to be released as early as
The current surge in rice prices is believed to be due in part to excessive stockpiling by some wholesalers and others. The Yomiuri Shimbun. TOKYO – The Agriculture,
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