# FY2027 Rice Output Target Cut to 6.7 Million Tonnes; 115,000 Hectares Must Shift to Other Crops

> JA Zenchu decided on November 11, 2026, to set Japan's FY2027 staple rice production target at 6.7 million tonnes, 230,000 tonnes below the government's 6.93 million tonne figure. The group said the rice market faces a severe oversupply, with private stocks possibly reaching 2.57 million tonnes by June 2027, and that about 115,000 hectares must shift to feed rice, rice flour, wheat and soybeans. Retail rice prices are already below cost indicators.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-14T01:37:42.839Z
- Category: policy · region Japan · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98786-fy2027-rice-output-target-cut-to-6-7-million-tonnes-115-000-hectares-must-shift
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

A planned cut in domestic rice output and a shift toward feed rice would ease the glut and support rice prices if the targets are met, while failure to shift acreage would push prices sharply lower. Feed rice demand may also rise as an alternative to imported feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2026-11-09 | [Agro Rural allocates S/84 million to buy more than 22,000 tonnes of rice from small-scale producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/90097-agro-rural-allocates-s-84-million-to-buy-more-than-22-000-tonnes-of-rice-from.md) | +3.0% | — |
| RICE | 2024-02-29 | [India's rice output to drop for the first time in 8 years, government says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31607-india-s-rice-output-to-drop-for-the-first-time-in-8-years-government-says.md) | -2.2% | -7.6% |
| RICE | 2023-07-20 | [Top rice exporter India bans most shipments as late monsoon hits crop \| India News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35008-top-rice-exporter-india-bans-most-shipments-as-late-monsoon-hits-crop-india.md) | +1.3% | -0.6% |
| RICE | 2020-10-27 | [Government procurement to boost rural economy with Rs 50,000 crore to 2 million farmers - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50612-government-procurement-to-boost-rural-economy-with-rs-50-000-crore-to-2-million.md) | +2.1% | +1.2% |
| RICE | 2022-09-09 | [India's rice curbs to lift prices, stoke food inflation worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39561-india-s-rice-curbs-to-lift-prices-stoke-food-inflation-worries-reuters.md) | +5.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- jacom.or.jp: https://www.jacom.or.jp/articles/f35J_aHeENS7850dioTvR

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.