Japan Starts Accepting Rice Applications from Smaller Retailers
Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday started accepting applications from small and midsize retailers that hope to buy government-stockpiled rice to be released under no-bid contracts. The discretionary contracts will cover 80,000 tons of stockpiled rice produced in 2021. The ministry expects retail prices of such rice to be around 1,800 yen per 5-kilogram bag bef...
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Tokyo, May 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry Friday started accepting applications from small and midsize retailers that hope to buy government-stockpiled rice to be released under no-bid contracts. The discretionary contracts will cover 80,000 tons of stockpiled rice produced in 2021. The ministry expects retail prices of such rice to be around 1,800 yen per 5-kilogram bag bef...
