Release the Rice (II) (Washington Post)

The Washington Post cites CGD's research on Japanese rice stocks.

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"Tokyo's policy change has helped ease what previously seemed to be an unstoppable price rise on the global rice market. But more needs to be done. Japan is scheduled to import an additional 680,000 metric tons of rice this year. Rather than simply add that to its stockpiles, as it has done in the past, Japan should dedicate some or all of the rice directly to the World Food Program and allow the WFP to pick it up directly in the countries of origin to save on transportation costs, as the Center for Global Development, a Washington think tank, has proposed."

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