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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...

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Ethanol & Bioenergy News in English

Japan 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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Rice News in English

Japan’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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Overestimation, 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...

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Japan Voices Worry over Rice Imports in White Paper

Japan warned that rising private-sector rice imports, driven by sharply higher domestic rice prices in 2025, could weaken local rice production. The...

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