TOKYO (AP) — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen ...

When India overtook China as the world’s largest producer of rice this year, the country’s politicians and agriculture lobby ...

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Global rice markets could come under further strain as the world's leading rice producer China grapples with heavy rain and flood risks. "Heavy rain in China's grain-producing north-eastern region ...

The price of rice in Japan has doubled in the last year. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with University of Pittsburgh scholar Kay Shimizu about what's behind the shortage in the homeland of sushi. Remember ...

JAKARTA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Indonesian rice prices hit record highs recently despite a bumper harvest and vast stockpiles after the government raised its purchase price and lowered state-procurement ...

The relief that households experienced just a few weeks ago as the price of rice especially the short grains crashed to as low as N65,000-N67,000 per 50kg bag has been replaced with despair as the ...

TOKYO -- In Japan, rice prices became lower for the first time in 18 weeks. This happened because the government started selling rice it had in storage. But experts say rice will still be expensive, ...

Rice prices have dropped drastically in several Lagos markets, easing the burden on consumers. The development, however, has raised concern among traders over reduced profits and business ...

Peter Dama takes a deep breath before saying slowly: "Yes. Rice price has crashed, and Nigerians are benefiting. But as local producers, we are losing big.