Japan to sell more rice reserves as prices soar

Legit | 09-04-2025 08:12pm |

Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilise soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday. "In order to stabilise rice prices that have soared, the government will sell off its reserve rice every month until this summer" when newly harvested rice enters the market, agricultural minister Taku Eto said.

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