THE country’s rice stockpile grew by nearly 300,000 metric tons (MT) in May, with the National Food Authority (NFA) and households recording bigger inventories.
The average price of rice sold at some 1,000 supermarkets across Japan fell for the first time in three weeks in the week through May 25, the agriculture ministry said Monday.
TOKYO -- Japan's agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi thanked the private sector for swift sales of government stockpiled rice through negotiated contracts upon his visit to retail stores in Tokyo June 1.
The Philippines, the world’s top rice importer, plans to look beyond its dominant supplier, Vietnam, to ensure steady supplies and competitive prices at home.
A survey released Friday suggested that 41.0% of large-scale rice farmers in Japan expect retail prices for rice harvested in 2026 to be lower than for rice harvested in 2025
As the government releases more of its stockpiled rice to ease a supply crunch and bring down prices, concerns are mounting over the quality and taste of the older harvests.
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