{
  "id": 12816185,
  "title": "Rice Price Whiplash Shows Why Farm Policy Needs Rebuilding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/rice-price-whiplash-shows-why-farm-policy-needs-rebuilding",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T07:04:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/rice-price-whiplash-farm-policy-reform/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An agricultural economist blames state supply control for Japan's rice swings and says scrapping production targets and paying farmers directly is the fix. The post Rice Price Whiplash Shows Why Farm Policy Needs Rebuilding first appeared on Japan Forward .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}