Japan Times, Author at AgriInsite

Japan’s average rice price hit new record high

Japan’s average rice price hit a record high, rising to ¥4,416 per 5 kg at supermarkets, despite a brief dip late last...

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Japan 2026 staple rice production seen falling to 7.11 million tons

Japan’s agriculture ministry forecasts 2026 rice output at 7.11 million tons, about 370,000 tons less than 2025, aligning production with demand to...

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Japan : New farm minister hints at rethink of rice output increase

Japan’s new agriculture minister, Norikazu Suzuki, signaled a shift from the previous administration’s rice production policies, emphasizing demand-based output. He noted farmer...

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Japan : Race to secure 2025 rice crop heats up, lifting prices

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,...

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Japan’s 2025 rice harvest seen rising to 7.48 million tons

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...

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Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate remains at 38%

Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate remained at 38% on a calorie basis in fiscal 2024, unchanged for four years, the agriculture ministry said....

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For Japan’s rice growers, postwar policy shifts yet to deliver stable future

Japan’s rice policy has swung repeatedly since WWII—rising output after wartime shortages, then curbing surpluses under *gentan* quotas from 1970. Demand fell...

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Flood-hit India, Pakistan face rising prices for basmati rice amid crop losses

Heavy rains and flooding in India and Pakistan’s basmati-growing regions have damaged crops, raising supply concerns and pushing prices higher. Punjab regions...