The ministry has concluded that a delay in grasping the actual situation regarding rice shortages at stores as well as in disseminating information to consumers and distributors caused anxiety among consumers. The Japan News ISLAMABAD – Amid the persistent high prices of rice, frustration is growing among people. It is hoped that the Agriculture, Forestry […]
KYODO NEWS TOKYO – Japan’s rice production for 2024 is expected to reach 6.83 million tons, exceeding the estimated demand for the year through next June of 6.74 million tons, the farm ministry said Wednesday. Private-sector rice inventories are projected to improve to 1.62 million tons by the end of June 2025 from an all-time […]
In the Japanese village of Kamimomi, a small group of farmers began gathering their rice in extreme heat, two weeks earlier than usual. Kamimomi is in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture. The area is called “the Land of Sunshine” because of its good weather. But farmers working in the mountainside rice fields say climate change is […]
KYODO NEWS Tokyo rice prices in October soared a record 62.3 percent from a year ago, government data showed Friday, as rising living costs have become a key issue in Japan’s general election being held this weekend. The surge in prices in the Japanese staple food, the largest since comparable data became available in 1971, […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN While consumers have suffered from shortages of rice on store shelves across the nation, exports of the Japanese staple food have been booming. Producers shipped a record amount of rice overseas between January and July. However, some argue that the growing volume of rice reserved for the rest of the world should […]
By Dimsumdaily Hong Kong 21st October 2024 – (Tokyo) Reports from local media on Monday revealed a significant 48% surge in the average price of newly harvested rice in Japan in September compared to the previous year. This sharp increase has been attributed to escalating production costs and heightened market demand following a supply shortage […]
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The price of newly harvested rice has surged 48 percent from a year earlier to the highest level in 31 years, reflecting a shortage caused by extreme summer heat that reduced the previous season’s harvest, the farm ministry’s data showed Friday. The average price of unpolished rice sold by the National Federation […]
In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama Prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their most recent harvest in sweltering heat, two weeks sooner than usual.By AYAKA MCGILL KAMIMOMI, Japan (AP) — In the remote village of Kamimomi in Japan’s western Okayama prefecture, a small group of rice farmers began their […]
By Hannah Kirshner A recent shortage of rice on supermarket shelves in Japan has been pinned on the large number of tourists visiting the country as well as hot weather exacerbated by climate change. But farmers and agricultural analysts say there’s something else at play — a decades-old government program that pays farmers not to […]
Japanese rice farmers are responding to rising summer temperatures by increasing their usage of heat-resistant varieties. In 2023, 46 varieties of heat-resistant rice, which are less susceptible to high summer temperatures, were planted in 39 prefectures across Japan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. The total cultivation area for heat-resistant rice was […]
