The average price for 5 kilograms of rice rose to ¥4,233 from ¥4,220 the previous week — more than double the level seen a year earlier. The average price of rice sold at around 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through April 27 hit its highest level on record since March 2022 for the […]
Only 1.4% of Japanese government-stockpiled rice sold through auctions in March has reached retailers, an agriculture ministry survey showed Wednesday. The auctioned rice totaled 212,132 tons, but only 3,018 tons had been distributed to retailers as of April 13, according to the survey. From March 31 to April 13, the government transferred 133,808 tons of […]
Economy Tokyo, April 30 (Jiji Press)–A total of 100,164 tons of Japanese government-stockpiled rice was sold in a third auction at an average price of 20,302 yen per 60 kilograms, down 420 yen from the second auction, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The third auction was held for three days through Friday with six participants, […]
Tokyo, April 28 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan hit a fresh record high in the week through April 20, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The average price rose by 3 yen from the previous week to 4,220 yen per 5 kilograms, hitting the highest level for the […]
Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government struggles to meet demand. TOKYO – Rice is a staple in Japanese culture and cuisine, so much so that the word for “meal” is synonymous with “cooked rice.” But demand for the […]
Indonesia JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto has authorised rice exports to countries in need, reversing an earlier statement by Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman, who had insisted on prioritising domestic reserves. Speaking during a visit to South Sumatra on Wednesday (April 24), Prabowo said the country could share its rice surplus with others without seeking high […]
TOKYO: The Japanese government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources. The United States has said that it would be difficult for it to revise tariffs on imports of automobiles, which is Japan’s top priority. Tokyo hopes to break the deadlock by making a bold […]
The average price of rice in supermarkets across Japan reached ¥4,217 (about $30) per five kilogrammes in the week up to April 13, official data showed. News Agency of Nigeria. On Wednesday, Japan’s ministry of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries began the third auction of government-held rice to stabilise surging prices. The average price of rice […]
Japan. TOKYO: The government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US. tariffs, according to government sources. The United States has said that it would be difficult for it to revise tariffs on imports of automobiles, which is Japan’s top priority. Tokyo hopes to break the deadlock by making a bold […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Bags of the Calrose variety of rice from the United States, forefront, at a rice store in Saitama Prefecture in 2012 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) The government is considering using increased U.S. rice imports as a bargaining chip in its tariff talks with Washington, a plan certain to face opposition from politicians […]
