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The government will survey rice farmers about their production intentions for the next year as well as in five and 10 years, agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Thursday.

Beginning with a poor harvest in 2023 and a minor rice shortage in the late summer of 2024, many began to think Japan’s rice policy may not be fulfilling the country’s needs.

Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five-kilogram bag.