Agriculture Minister Yana Explains that the Government Will Quickly Buy Back Additional Rice From Its Reserves, Stating that It Is "Not for Supply and Demand Adjustment" but for the Purpose of Food Security.
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Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries initiated actions to repurchase 210 thousand tons of rice to boost the government reserve, which declined after being put on the market during 2025, in the first such process since the launch of the current reserve storage system in fiscal year 2011. According to local media today, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture negotiates on [...] Japan's first repurchase of rice to strengthen the g…
On the 20th, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yanagi reiterated the government's policy to quickly repurchase additional rice from its reserves released in 2025. He stated the reason was the necessity for food security, explaining that "it will have some impact on the easing of supply and demand, but it is not intended to directly control it." He added that the rice would be released into the market…
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