Rice Shortage] Sake Breweries Suffering from Rice Shortage Seeking to Release Rice Reserves
The government is considering releasing stockpiled rice to support sake brewers and processors facing high sake rice prices and shortages. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Koizumi said, "We have to think of some way to deal with the situation," in response to feedback from the field that sake rice is expensive and in short supply, and that the current stockpile of 910,000 tons of rice is...
2025.06.06
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