Despite government efforts, rice prices remain high while the Yen fluctuates in exchange markets. Tokyo, April 16 – Rice prices across Japan continue to soar despite government efforts to stabilize the market by releasing approximately 210,000 tons of rice from stockpiles last month. The Ministry of Agriculture’s move aims to lower prices, but it may […]
Our Correspondent, Dinajpur Deadline for rice import ends tomorrow. Despite the public holiday on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, a record volume of rice was imported from India through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port yesterday as importers rushed to bring in consignments ahead of the government’s April 16 deadline for import. Rice imports through the port […]
‘We expect a good harvest this year, which hopefully will lead to more affordable rice prices’. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that rice prices are expected to become more affordable within the next two weeks as Boro rice arrives in the market. The adviser was speaking to journalists following a meeting held […]
Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Finance Ministry proposed Tuesday that the government expand the minimum access system under which the country imports about 770,000 tons of rice per year at zero tariffs. The ministry made the proposal at a meeting of a subcommittee of the Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, at a […]
TOKYO– Japan’s rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday, suggesting that recent stockpile releases have had limited effect in curbing the soaring costs. The government has auctioned off roughly 212,000 tons of its rice stockpiles in two […]
By Xinhua. TOKYO – Rice prices at Japan’s supermarkets have continued to rise despite government’s move to release reserves to the market, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Monday. According to the data collected from around 1,000 supermarkets nationwide, average retail price for a 5-kg bag of rice between March 31 and […]
TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen ($29) per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday, suggesting that recent stockpile releases have had limited effect in curbing the soaring costs. The government has auctioned off roughly 212,000 tons of its rice […]
By Choi Ji-hui As rice prices surge in Japan, the reviews from Japanese tourists who visited Korea to buy rice have become a hot topic. A Japanese individual who identified as a middle-aged housewife shared her experience of buying rice to bring back to Japan on her social media on the 6th. She mentioned that […]
PUTRAJAYA: The Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) will set the ceiling price for certified rice seeds under the Certified Rice Seed incentive at the wholesale level from RM54 to RM52 per 20-kilogramme pack and RM58 to RM56 at the retail level in Peninsular Malaysia, effective Tuesday (April 15). The ministry said the adjustment was […]
Shahadat Hossain Hilsa prices surge ahead of Pahela Baishakh. Rice prices remain high despite the resumption of imports last November and a fresh supply from the Aman harvest. Since November, the country has imported 8.20 lakh tonnes of rice, yet retail prices are among the highest on record. In Dhaka’s markets, coarse Gutiswarna is selling […]
