Japan to Release Stockpiled Rice Monthly until Summer

Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan will release government-stockpiled rice every month until summer, agriculture minister Taku Eto said Wednesday. The government will hold its third auction for stockpiled rice in the week of April 21 to release 100,000 tons, Eto told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. In March, Japan sold over 210,000 tons of rice in two auctio...

Japan to Release Stockpiled Rice Monthly until Summer
Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan will release government-stockpiled rice every month until summer, agriculture minister Taku Eto said Wednesday. The government will hold its third auction for stockpiled rice in the week of April 21 to release 100,000 tons, Eto told reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. In March, Japan sold over 210,000 tons of rice in two auctio...