A total of 100,164 tons of the government-stockpiled rice was sold in a third auction at an average price of ¥20,302 per 60 kilograms, down ¥420 from the second auction, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/30/japan/rice-third-auction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #auctions
The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it will hold the third auction of its stockpiled rice on April 23-25. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/rice-auction-third/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff
Japanese rice wholesalers and retailers on Monday called for improvements in what they see as the unbalanced distribution of government-stockpiled rice released last month to curb soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/15/japan/japan-stockpiled-rice-distribution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #inflation #rice #takueto #maff
Japan will release its stockpiled rice every month until around the end of July, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, after the previous two releases appeared to have had little effect in stabilizing prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/monthly-release-stockpile-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #food #inflation
Japan should aim to boost annual rice exports, including packaged rice and rice flour, to 353,000 tons in 2030, up eightfold from last year, a government panel has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/28/rice-exports-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rice #agriculture #food #maff
The agriculture ministry has begun to accept bids in the second round of its auction for government-stockpiled rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/stockpiled-rice-second-auction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation #maff #food
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A portion of the Japanese government's rice stockpile is set to hit the shelves as early as next week — but it remains uncertain whether prices will go down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/record-high-rice-price/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #food #inflation
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The agriculture ministry said Friday that it has selected successful bidders for 141,796 tons of government-stockpiled rice in the initial round of an auction aimed at curbing recent increases in rice prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/rice-auction-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #food #inflation
Malaga’s MAFF: Titles Capture Lorca’s Death, Immigration Horror, Drug Trade Collateral in Fest’s Centerpiece Project Competition
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Mexico’s Apapacho Films Boards LGBTQ+ Malaga Project ‘Her Ocean’ (EXCLUSIVE)
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Japan's government has begun auctioning off 150,000 metric tons of its emergency rice stockpile to distributors nationwide in an unprecedented move to lower the price of rice. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/government-rice-stockpile-bidding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #food #inflation
The government will auction off part of its rice stockpiles on March 10, the agriculture ministry said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/03/japan/rice-auction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #maff #rice #food #agriculture
The average price of Japan's 2024 rice crop sold to wholesalers surged in January to hit a record high for the fifth straight month, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/20/japan/japan-rice-price-another-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #agriculture #food
For the first time, Japan will tap its rice stockpile to ease distribution bottlenecks, which have led to elevated prices for the staple grain despite last year's higher production. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/14/japan/government-rice-stockpile/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #takueto #food
Japan plans to release some of its rice stockpiles reserved for emergency use in response to record domestic prices for the grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/24/japan/rice-emergency-stockpiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #food #agriculture #maff #takueto
Retail prices of cabbage in Japan averaged ¥553 per kilogram last week, 3.37 times the usual level, as harvest volume decreased following unfavorable weather conditions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/01/22/economy/cabbage-prices-triple/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #vegetables #maff #agriculture #surveys #recipes
