Japan Govt to Auction Stockpiled Rice on March 10

Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government last month decided to sell 210,000 tons out of its rice stockpiles to relieve distribution bottlenecks. To be put up in the first tender this time are 150,000 tons for sale to major rice dealers, on the condition that the governme...

Japan Govt to Auction Stockpiled Rice on March 10
Tokyo, March 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday. The government last month decided to sell 210,000 tons out of its rice stockpiles to relieve distribution bottlenecks. To be put up in the first tender this time are 150,000 tons for sale to major rice dealers, on the condition that the governme...