Japan’s 2025 rice harvest is projected at a nine-year high of 7.477 million tons, up 10% from 2024, despite extreme summer heat,...
Japan’s 2025 rice harvest is projected at 7.48 million tons, a nine-year high and 10% above last year, surpassing 7 million tons...
Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate remained at 38% on a calorie basis in fiscal 2024, unchanged for four years, the agriculture ministry said....
Japan’s rice policy has swung repeatedly since WWII—rising output after wartime shortages, then curbing surpluses under *gentan* quotas from 1970. Demand fell...
Heavy rains and flooding in India and Pakistan’s basmati-growing regions have damaged crops, raising supply concerns and pushing prices higher. Punjab regions...
Coconut oil prices in Asia have tripled in two years, led by India, reaching ₹423,000 (\$4,840) per ton due to weather-hit output...
Japan plans to boost rice production by ending subsidies that discouraged farming, aiming to stabilize supply and reduce prices. The government will...
India’s ethanol blending goals face hurdles as costlier 2G ethanol—made from crop waste—lacks separate pricing. Producers say without better returns, investment is...
Japan is reversing decades-old rice policies to boost production after shortages doubled retail prices. A new plan aims to expand output and...