 Sayuri Saito

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 Behind the phenomenon of new-crop rice failing to drop in price despite a surplus lie the agricultural cooperatives’ reluctance to sell and the wall of vested interests held by politicians and bureaucrats. An expert provides a thorough explanation of the mechanics of government intervention, which aims to maintain high prices while ignoring consumers.

[New Rice for Under 2,000 Yen Is a Pipe Dream] Prices Don’t Drop Even With a Rice Surplus… Agricultural Cooperatives’ “Reluctance to Sell” and Special Interests That Ignore Consumers

[New Rice for Under 2,000 Yen Is a Pipe Dream] Prices Don’t Drop Even With a Rice Surplus… Agricultural Cooperatives’ “Reluctance to Sell” and Special Interests That Ignore Consumers

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