New farm minister hints at rethink of rice output increase
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New agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki on Thursday indicated a potential shift in the policy of increasing rice production advocated by the administration of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Suzuki said in an interview with media organizations that farmers are "very perplexed" about the current policy and are "worried that there will be too much rice next year and that rice prices will collapse." His remarks suggest that the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took
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