Japan Extends Deadline for Stockpiled Rice Sales
Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it has decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released under discretionary contracts. The ministry now believes that it is difficult to sell all of the rice by the original deadline set at the end of this month, due to slow deliveries to retailers. While a new deadline will not be s...
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Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it has decided to extend the deadline for selling government-stockpiled rice released under discretionary contracts. The ministry now believes that it is difficult to sell all of the rice by the original deadline set at the end of this month, due to slow deliveries to retailers. While a new deadline will not be s...
