Quota for rice imports at risk of falling short

The government is worried it won't be able to fulfill its 100,000-ton "minimum access' quota for buying imported rice because domestic rice is getting cheaper and eroding demand, sources said Sunday. Japan is bound by an international agreement to purchase a certain amount of imported rice each year. But it is being squeezed by two trends: higher prices for imported rice being driven by rising http://bit.ly/hildOw