The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests and panic buying over a "megaquake" warning nearly doubled prices over a ...

Rice was once used as currency in villages, but its value declined as farmers relied more on external products. This shift ...

The government will release up to 210,000 tons of its stockpiled rice, farm minister Taku Eto said Friday, in a bid to ensure ...

The Japanese government heavily regulates the country’s rice market and imposes significant tariffs on imports.

BRASILIA, BRAZIL — Greater planted area and a recovery in productivity has Brazil poised to harvest 325.7 million tonnes of ...

LOCAL traders purchased unmilled rice at a lower price in January, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Preliminary data from the PSA showed that the average quotation for palay ...