Вход на сайт

Просмотр новости

Найдите то, что Вас интересует

Japan eyes boosting rice exports eightfold by 2030

Дата публикации: 13-03-2025 07:04:32

TOKYO — Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said Thursday, despite currently suffering a domestic shortage of the grain.
The country's rice consumption has more than halved over the past 60 years as diets have expanded to include more bread, noodles and other energy sources.
The new target is part of a long-term national policy to boost overseas shipments of the staple, and make farming it more efficient, especially as the ageing population shrinks.
"We plan to set a goal of 350,000 tons in 2030," an objective likely to be approved by the cabinet this month, Masakazu Kawaguchi, an agriculture ministry official in charge of the rice trade, told AFP.
The target is 7.8 times the 2024 volume -- around 45,000 tons -- which was sold for 12 billion yen, or $81 million.
However, rice is in short supply at the moment.
This week the government began a rare auction of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down prices, which have nearly doubled over the past year.
The shortages have been driven by various factors, including poor harvests caused by hot weather and panic-buying prompted by a "megaquake" warning last summer.
Exacerbating the problem, some businesses are also thought to be keeping their inventories and waiting for the most opportune time to sell.


Основное содержимое страницы с новостью.

TOKYO — 

Japan wants to boost its rice exports almost eightfold by 2030, a ministry official said Thursday, despite currently suffering a domestic shortage of the grain.

The country's rice consumption has more than halved over the past 60 years as diets have expanded to include more bread, noodles and other energy sources.

The new target is part of a long-term national policy to boost overseas shipments of the staple, and make farming it more efficient, especially as the ageing population shrinks.

"We plan to set a goal of 350,000 tons in 2030," an objective likely to be approved by the cabinet this month, Masakazu Kawaguchi, an agriculture ministry official in charge of the rice trade, told AFP.

The target is 7.8 times the 2024 volume -- around 45,000 tons -- which was sold for 12 billion yen, or $81 million.

However, rice is in short supply at the moment.

This week the government began a rare auction of its emergency rice stockpiles in a bid to help drive down prices, which have nearly doubled over the past year.

The shortages have been driven by various factors, including poor harvests caused by hot weather and panic-buying prompted by a "megaquake" warning last summer.

Exacerbating the problem, some businesses are also thought to be keeping their inventories and waiting for the most opportune time to sell.

Схожие новости

#Наименование новостиТональностьИнформативностьДата публикации
1Japan approves new climate, energy and industry policies through 2040010.9618-02-2025
2India allows exports of broken rice to cut stockpiles07.3110-03-2025
3Nigeria: Japan to Boost Rice Seed Production in Nigeria With $3.5m Grant04.6512-08-2026
4В Минсельхозе Японии заявили, что прекращение зерновой сделки не создаст проблем стране0018-07-2023
5СМИ: Япония к 2030 году нарастит использование водорода в энергетике до 10 млн тонн0008-12-2020
6Минсельхоз ожидает роста экспорта российских зерновых к 2030 году до 75 млн т0030-05-2025
7Japan’s borrowing costs soar to 30-year high on debt fears017.4708-07-2026
8As US attention drifts, India and Japan move closer0508-07-2026
9Kyodo: В Японии намерены к 2030 году в три раза увеличить объем продаж полупроводников0030-05-2023

Классификация: Экономика. Схожих патентов: 0. Схожих новостей: 9. Тональность: 0. Информативность: 9.16. Источник: voanews.com.