All posts tagged "Japan"
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178Rice News in EnglishSoaring 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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171Rice News in EnglishJapan 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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169Rice News in EnglishJapan 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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192Rice News in English
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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186Rice News in EnglishSales 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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172Rice News in EnglishJapan : 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...
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204Ethanol & Bioenergy News in EnglishJapan steps up used cooking oil collection for SAF production
Japan is expanding used cooking oil collection to boost sustainable aviation fuel production and meet its goal of sourcing 10% of airline...
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187Rice News in EnglishJapan’s rice prices fall for first time in 3.5 years
Japan’s rice prices fell 5.4% in May from a year earlier, marking the first decline in over three and a half years....
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273Rice News in EnglishOverestimation, slow response behind rice crisis in Japan: gov’t
Japan admitted that overestimating rice supplies and delaying emergency stockpile releases worsened its 2024-25 rice crisis. Poor harvests, tourism-driven demand and panic...
