Trade
US Lambasts Japan’s ‘700% Rice Tariff,’ Hinting at Levy Target
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President Donald Trump’s administration hit out at Japan’s elevated rice tariffs, signaling that the grain and Tokyo will likely be targeted as the US seeks to apply reciprocal tariffs in the coming weeks.
“Look at Japan, tariffing rice 700%,” US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday during a press conference. She pointed to a chart that appeared to list tariff percentages from countries including India and the EU. The chart also showed the tariff rates Japan applies on beef and dairy imports from the US.