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BREAKING NEWS: Japan to buy back 210,000 tons of emergency rice to prevent price collapse

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Agriculture Minister Suzuki announced his intention to buy back 210,000 tons of government-reserved rice by the end of September. Minister Suzuki stated: "Now that it has been confirmed that sufficient rice supply is secured, we will begin the process of buying back government-reserved rice." Minister Suzuki revealed that the government will buy back 210,000 tons of the 2025 harvest from the 590,000 tons of government-reserved rice released in 2…

TOKYO: The Japanese government will buy back 210,000 tonnes of rice that was released as an emergency measure last year after supply shortages have eased, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday, Kyodo News reported. The sharp rise in rice prices prompted the government to release a total of 590,000 tonnes from its rice reserve for emergency use by 2025. The government currently has about 320,000 ... The post Japanese government plans to buy b…

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' policy proposal regarding government rice reserves was revealed on the 31st. The main focus is to repurchase 210,000 tons of rice released in 2025 to restore the reserve volume. A discretionary contract will be signed on September 18th. While funds for the repurchase of 150,000 tons were secured in the 2026 budget, the amount of rice harvested in 2026…

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Kyodo News+ broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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