Inventory of domestic rice at 3.16 million tons as Japanese customers turn away from the grain

"Domestic inventories of rice at the end of June came to 3.16 million tons, or 40% of annual demand....according to an Agriculture Ministry report"





Source:Rice Inventories Hit 7-Year High
Saturday, July 31, 2010
http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20100730D30JFA21.htm

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