The Japanese government will extend the sales period for reserve rice from casual contracts.

Jin10 reported on August 19 that, according to Japan’s Kyodo News, the Japanese government has basically decided to extend the sales deadline for reserve rice sold directly to retailers under informal contracts, which was originally set for the end of August. Since the circulation of reserve rice requires time for tasks such as warehouse release and milling, merchants who are unable to sell out before the deadline may apply for permission to continue sales after September. Relevant details will be announced in the coming days. As of August 10, about 30% of the reserve rice delivered to consumers was under informal contracts.