JAPAN: In the last week of October, Japan bought American rice for its dinner tables for the first time in more than 25 years, a United States rice industry group Said Oct.27. The US Rice Millers Association ‘said the Japanese Food Agency bought about 15,000 metric tons of milled California rite, and said it expected a stream of additional purchases that should gain momentum in the next year. Japanese officials have played down the significance of the move, calling it an emergency measure brought about by bad weather in Japan.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 5, 1993
