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Japan’s New Rice Prices Seen Falling after 2-Year Rise

Japan’s newly harvested rice prices are expected to decline in 2026 after two years of increases, driven by ample private-sector stocks. Purchase...

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Japan’s rice price falls to lowest level since late 2024

Japan's average supermarket rice price fell below ¥3,500 per 5 kg for the first time since late 2024, declining to ¥3,458 as...

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Soaring Rice Prices in Japan Led to Massive Spike in Private Imports in 2025

Japan's 2025 private rice imports surged 95-fold to 96,834 tonnes as soaring domestic prices doubled retail rice costs. A government white paper...

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Japan enacts bill to stabilize rice supply after 2024 shortages

Japan's parliament passed a revised Staple Food Law requiring farmers to adopt demand-driven rice production to stabilise supply and prices. The reform...

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Japan rice prices expected to fall due to high inventories

Japan’s three-month rice price outlook remained bearish in June, with the price index at 19, below the 50 threshold for the ninth...

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Japan’s rice surplus pushes prices lower

Japan’s rice market is undergoing a major shift as cooperative sales from the 2025 harvest fell 17% to a record-low 1.32 million...

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Sales of rice from 2025 harvest to Japan wholesalers hit record low

Japan’s private rice inventories rose 51% year-on-year to 2.23 million tonnes by end-May as cooperative rice sales fell 17% to a record-low...

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Japan : Various Companies Enter Rice Production after Supply Shock

Japanese companies are increasingly entering rice production after supply disruptions and price spikes last summer. Restaurant operator Watami plans to produce 600...