The Japanese government has started releasing low-cost rice from its emergency stockpiles as market prices soar to record ...

This small amount is all it takes to disrupt distribution and prices. The Japan Agricultural ... of the Food Control Act, was designed to reduce government involvement in rice pricing.

Japan’s rice supply chain is complicated ... to switch to voluntary government contracts for rice to better control prices and to lift a cap on the next sale. One problem may be a lack of ...

Japan’s rice supply chain is complicated ... to switch to voluntary government contracts for rice to better control prices and to lift a cap on the next sale. One problem may be a lack of ...

Japan’s rice supply chain is complicated ... Koizumi on Thursday announced plans to switch to voluntary government contracts for rice to better control prices and to lift a cap on the next sale. One ...