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Support for Japan PM Ishiba hits record low as rice price soars, Kyodo reports.

By Reuters. TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) – Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the government’s response to soaring price of rice, the nation’s beloved staple, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. Support for Ishiba’s government was at 27.4%, down […]

Abundance Of Rice Stock, Exports Still Need Commodity Balance Approval

Minister of Trade Budi Santoso stated that the rice export plan must first be discussed in the commodity balance to ensure domestic food availability is maintained. “If the export is because maybe the consideration is a surplus, that’s enough. But later it must be discussed first in the commodity balance,” Budi said, quoted from ANTARA, […]