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South Korea projects 2026 rice output at 3.46 million tons, about 66,000 tons (1.9%) above demand. The government will buy 400,000 tons for public reserves, require repayment of 120,000 tons of lent grain, and extend 4 trillion won in purchase loans.
Government removal of the surplus from the market should limit harvest-season price declines in South Korea, keeping domestic rice values steady rather than sharply lower.
biz.heraldcorp.comKim Seong-gukNov 2, 2026After 100 past neutral policy events, Rough Rice moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -2.6% to +2.3%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
