Japan to Release More Rice From Stockpiles to Tackle Shortage and Rein in Prices

Japan seeks to rein in rice price, after it doubles in a year

TOKYO -- Japan's rice price has declined for the first time in 18 weeks, but market watchers are uncertain to what degree further releases from reserv

Japan to continue monthly release of stockpiled rice at 100,000-ton levels: source

TOKYO -- The Japanese government and ruling coalition decided May 14 to distribute 100,000 metric tons of stockpiled rice as the fourth batch release

Japan to release more rice from stockpiles to tackle shortage and rein in prices

TOKYO :Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage and rein in sky-high prices.Retail prices for Japan's staple grain are about double what they were a year ago after extreme heat hit

Japan not negotiating U.S. rice import expansion: ruling party member

A senior official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has ruled out including talks on an expansion of U.S. rice imports in tariff negotiations between Tokyo and Washington, a source close to the matter said. "Since I have not heard anything about that (from the government on rice imports), my…

Japan weighs doubling stockpiled rice release to rein in price surge

The Japanese government is considering roughly doubling the supply of stockpiled rice to make up for the shortfall as rice prices remain at near record highs, sources close to the matter said Thursday.