# Rice nearly sank US tariff talks until Japan finally agreed to take more American grain - ABC News

> Japan's rice prices have nearly doubled since last year after supply miscalculations and a poor harvest left shelves bare. The government released emergency stockpiles, and the US and Japan reached a tariff deal under which Japan will import more American rice. Consumers are weighing US rice against domestic stock.

- Date: 2025-08-16 · published 2025-08-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11823-rice-nearly-sank-us-tariff-talks-until-japan-finally-agreed-to-take-more
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Japan's increased commitment to US rice imports adds to US export demand, though the scale of the deal and consumer acceptance will determine its price impact.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2020-02-17 | [Rice Prices Touch 4 Months High: Demand from Africa - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54673-rice-prices-touch-4-months-high-demand-from-africa-grainmart-news.md) | +0.3% | +2.1% |
| RICE | 2017-08-01 | [Texas Rice Farmers Hope China Deal Brings More Than a Grain of Relief - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69528-texas-rice-farmers-hope-china-deal-brings-more-than-a-grain-of-relief.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| RICE | 2016-12-15 | [United States Challenges Chinese Grain Tariff Rate Quotas for Rice, Wheat, and Corn \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73335-united-states-challenges-chinese-grain-tariff-rate-quotas-for-rice-wheat-and.md) | -3.5% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2017-07-27 | [Louisiana rice industry stands to gain from China sales \| Eunice News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70028-louisiana-rice-industry-stands-to-gain-from-china-sales-eunice-news.md) | +1.8% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2019-04-18 | [United States Wins Dispute Finding China’s Administration of Grain Tariff-Rate Quotas Breaches WTO Commitments \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59449-united-states-wins-dispute-finding-china-s-administration-of-grain-tariff-rate.md) | -3.1% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-17/rice-crisis-in-japan-us-tariffs-prices-double-amid-rice-shortage/105628382

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