Japan to Allow Sale of Govt-Stockpiled Rice in Policy Shift
Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid intense procurement competition for the staple food. The system gained approval at a meeting of a subcommittee of the Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies, which advises the agricu...
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Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday unveiled a new system to sell some government-stockpiled rice reserved for emergency use, after rice prices soared last summer amid intense procurement competition for the staple food. The system gained approval at a meeting of a subcommittee of the Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies, which advises the agricu...
