Japan Buys First South Korea Rice in Two Decades As Prices Surge

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Hyonhee Shin of Bloomberg News at Bloomberg Seoul in South Korea, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho HIT

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Japan’s surging rice prices have opened a rare window of opportunity for South Korean producers to export the staple food

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Japan’s surging rice prices have opened a rare window of opportunity for South Korean producers to export the staple food.

Japan Buys Rice From South Korea for First Time in Two Decades As Prices Surge

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