# Who Is Being Swung Around by Volatile Rice Prices? Will the Ministry of Agriculture Continue This Policy?

> Japan's new agriculture minister Takebe reiterated the policy of producing according to demand and set a 2027 staple rice production outlook of 6.93 million tonnes, about 500,000 tonnes below 2026. Spot rice prices have swung sharply since the new 2026 crop reached the market in September, with Niigata Koshihikari and Akita Komachi rising more than 2,000 and 3,900 yen per 60 kg respectively in October.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-14T07:37:11.356Z
- Category: policy · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99210-who-is-being-swung-around-by-volatile-rice-prices-will-the-ministry-of
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Japan's domestic rice prices are volatile and the government plans acreage shifts away from staple rice, which affects Japanese rice demand and import needs for feed and food. Because the story concerns domestic Japanese rice policy and prices, its effect on international grain and feed markets is limited.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2018-12-06 | [CCEA approves agriculture export policy: No curbs on shipment of processed, organic items \| Business News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61536-ccea-approves-agriculture-export-policy-no-curbs-on-shipment-of-processed.md) | -3.9% | -6.8% |
| RICE | 2020-07-08 | [RCEF goes full throttle in Year 2 \|
    Official Portal of the Department of Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7945-rcef-goes-full-throttle-in-year-2-official-portal-of-the-department-of.md) | -2.1% | -30.0% |
| RICE | 2026-05-08 | [The price of Vietnamese rice has risen sharply, while the Philippines is seeking to limit imports.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10156-the-price-of-vietnamese-rice-has-risen-sharply-while-the-philippines-is-seeking.md) | +6.4% | +6.3% |
| RICE | 2018-09-14 | [Rice, wheat producing countries should be concerned about India's domestic support policy: US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62997-rice-wheat-producing-countries-should-be-concerned-about-india-s-domestic.md) | -7.4% | +0.2% |
| RICE | 2024-12-27 | [Issuance of amendment in Export Policy of Non-Basmati Rice by DGFT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26930-issuance-of-amendment-in-export-policy-of-non-basmati-rice-by-dgft.md) | -0.5% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- wedge.ismedia.jp: https://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/41281

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