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Japan to release 210,000 tons from rice reserves due to surging prices
The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices. The stockpiled rice will be handed over to wholesalers in mid-March after bidding and is expected to
The price of rice in Japan is soaring. The government is releasing 210,000 tons from its stockpile to fight it.
The cost of rice is soaring in Japan, prompting the government to step in with its own stockpiles in a bid to stabilize the market.
Editorial: Releasing rice reserves alone cannot secure Japan's staple food
If speculative movements are driving up rice prices, government intervention may become necessary. However, if the response is limited to symptomatic ･･･
Japan to release rice from reserves for first time to tame soaring prices
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will release up to 210,000 tonnes of its stockpiled rice, Farm Minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure smooth distribution of the Japanese staple amid soaring prices.
Japanese govt. to release 210,000 tons of reserve rice amid price hike
Sources say Japan's agriculture ministry has decided to release 210,000 tons of government reserve rice as prices of the country's staple grain remain high.
Japan will tap emergency rice supplies as prices surge 82%
TOKYO — Japan will sell 210,000 tonnes of rice from its emergency stockpiles as households are paying record prices for the grain.
Japan to release emergency rice reserves to fight runaway inflation
The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests and panic buying over a "megaquake" warning nearly doubled prices
Gov't to expedite release of rice reserves amid surging prices
The Japanese government plans to expedite the release of its stockpiled rice to curb soaring prices, with details on the quantity and pricing to be released as early as next week, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday.
Rice price rise pushes Japan to tap strategic reserves
Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry rice, found that the cost of the dish hit an all-time high of ¥377 in November, compared with ¥316 a year earlier.
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