BSS. TOKYO, May 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Japan’s new farm minister said Monday the country’s embattled government would release reserve rice directly to large retailers in an attempt to bring down prices for consumers after the recent spike. The cost of the staple has soared in recent months, creating a major headache for Japan’s unpopular […]
KYODO NEWS TOKYO- Nearly 60 percent of Japanese believe soaring rice prices will fall with the appointment of a new farm minister, following his predecessor’s sacking over a controversial remark about being gifted rice that angered consumers, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. In the two-day telephone poll conducted from Saturday, 59.8 percent expressed such […]
Authorities are set to expand negotiations and trade deals with international partners while dismantling the logistical and regulatory snarls that have plagued the sector. TIỀN GIANG — To enhance rice exports through 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rolled out a series of new measures focused on stricter oversight, faster implementation of […]
India is likely to export around 24 million tonnes of rice in the 2025-2026 marketing year, thus cornering around 40 per cent of the market share, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA follows a marketing year, which starts in October and ends in September, unlike the Indian financial year that runs […]
By Chris Lau, Mai Takiguchi and Soyon Nishioka, CNN Tokyo CNN — An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday, telling reporters that he had concluded he was “not the right […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement that the rice release would “stabilize supply and alleviate pressure on household budgets” The Japanese government has announced the release of 300,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency reserves in a dramatic bid to curb surging prices and calm growing public frustration over the […]
Source: Farm Progress. The global rice market is experiencing significant volatility due to export restrictions and record harvests in India, which are putting pressure on prices, said Alvaro Duran-Morat, an associate professor at the University of Arkansas. According to the USDA, India set a new rice production record in 2024 of 147 million tons (in […]
By The Japan News Soaring rice prices and increased consumer frugality are driving changes in dining habits of Japanese, including adding glutinous barley to rice and switching from rice to alternatives like bread and pasta. There have also been moves to introduce foreign-grown rice, though it was unpopular at the time of the 1993 rice […]
Rice prices have stabilised in Asia after they spiked over supply concerns resulting from the conflict between India and Pakistan. Biman Mukherji India is looking to increase rice exports following an early start to the monsoon season and de-escalation in tensions with Pakistan, raising hopes that the world’s top rice exporter can help stabilise prices […]
Global market prospects for U.S. long-grain rice for the upcoming marketing year. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Associate Professor The global rice market in the last two years has been a rollercoaster driven mostly by India’s export restrictions and, since October of last year, by its massive rice crop. India’s production performance has been remarkable, breaking a new […]
