Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)–The average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week ended Sunday fell 35 yen from the previous week to 4,211 yen per 5 kilograms, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday. The average rice price dropped for the second straight week, but stayed above 4,000 yen for the fourth consecutive week. The decline was apparently because the government extended the deadline for selling relatively cheap rice released from its stockpile beyond the end of August. Koizumi told reporters that he would “continue to closely watch” rice prices. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Japan Average Rice Price Falls for 2nd Straight Week
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