The country's staple rice production is forecast to fall 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry has said.

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Tokyo, Oct. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's staple rice production is forecast to total 7.11 million tons in 2026, down 370,000 tons from 2025, the agriculture ministry said Friday. The estimate, used by ...