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How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided
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How Japan went from a rice shortage to a rice surplus in two years, as climate change, tourism, and a U.S. trade fight collided
A drought-driven shortage in 2024 nearly doubled prices to ¥4,300 a bag and toppled a minister, before farmers overcorrected into a record surplus.
·New York, United States
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From price collapse to record surplus: understand how Japan's rice market has turned in two years and what's coming now
After a historical shortage caused by extreme and dry heat, Japan now faces a record surplus of rice, resulting from increased production, advanced imports and distortions in the local market
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