What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan rice is between US$ 1.98 and US$ 19.77 per kilogram or between US$ 0.90 and US$ 8.97 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for rice is between JPY 273.07 and JPY 2,730.66 per kilogram or between JPY 123.84 and JPY 1,238.40 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan rice is between US$ 1.38 and US$ 13.84 per kilogram or between US$ 0.63 and US$ 6.28 per pound(lb).
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Japan Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 1.09 US $ per kg, followed by 1.03 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 1.14 US $ per kg and further increased to 1.44 US $ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 1.47 US $ per kg, and the most recent price was 1.85 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Rice from Japan will be around 1.90 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2.00 US $ per kg in 2024.The Japan rice exports are categorised as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
Japan Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Japan over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was $1.09, followed by a slight decrease to $1.03 in 2018. However, in 2019, the price rose to $1.14 and then increased further to $1.44 in 2020. The price then reached its peak in 2021 at $1.47 and has since decreased to $1.85 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Japan in 2023 will be around $1.77 and in 2024 will be around $1.69.Export values for Japan rice
The total values in export for rice in Japan were US$ 65,848, US$ 77,688, US$ 93,454 and US$ 111,186 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Japan: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Japan rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of rice exported by Japan in 2020 was 81,876 tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 97,376 tonnes of rice. Across 2019 alone, the market for Japan rice (cereals/grains category) has increased, with a change of 6.849 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports grew by 37.04 percent bringing the country US$111.19m for the year 2019. Japan's rice exports are categorised as:
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
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Japan rice export values
In 2019, Japan supplied rice valued at 111.19m USD, a growth of 18.98% from 2018's total rice export of 93.454m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan rice between 2017 to 2018 was 20.294 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 37.04 per cent compared to a variation of 6.849% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan rice ( in '000$ )
Japan's leading destinations for rice are Nepal, Liberia, Senegal, Uganda and Niger.
Japan imported 1,357,208 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Japan was 70,194,036 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -0.74%. The country had an estimated 12,336,000.00 hectares under rice cultivation.