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Rice prices falling for third consecutive week due to new-crop supply and inventory reduction, lowering futures value.
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on the 17th that the average price of 5 kilograms of rice sold at around 1,000 supermarkets nationwide from the 6th to the 12th was 3,403 yen, down 55 yen from the previous week. This marks the third consecutive week of decline. The average price of branded rice, which accounts for about 80% of sales volume, fell 66 yen from the previous week to 3,455 yen, while blended rice also dropped 21 yen to 3,216 yen. With new-crop 2026 rice from Kyushu hitting the market at the end of this month and 2025 rice becoming old crop, wholesalers are increasingly moving to reduce inventories, and retail prices could fall further.
Rice prices falling for third consecutive week due to new-crop supply and inventory reduction, lowering futures value.