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Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where ...
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Japan to Release More Rice From Stockpiles to Tackle Shortage and Rein in Prices
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage and ...
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Japan to continue monthly release of stockpiled rice at 100,000-ton levels: source
(Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO -- The Japanese government and ruling coalition decided May 14 to distribute 100,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice as the fourth batch release to ease price ...
Nikkei Asia7d
Japan seeks to rein in rice price, after it doubles in a year
TOKYO -- Japan's rice price has declined for the first time in 18 weeks, but market watchers are uncertain to what degree further releases from reserves and increasing imports will lower prices.
Survey: Only 7% of auctioned rice reserves has made it to stores
Of the approximately 210,000 tons of stockpiled rice released by the central government in two auctions in March, only 14,998 ...