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Japanese rice growers turn to China as home market shrinks




The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives group and wholesalers are stepping up efforts to export rice to the world’s largest rice-consuming nation China as the domestic market shrinks.Those dealers are tying up with Chinese companies and promoting high-priced, high-quality rice on the back of the Japanese food boom in China, although concerns remain over the impact of deteriorating US-China relations on Japan-China ties.According to Japan’s agriculture ministry, Japanese rice costs two to three…



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