Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi announced at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 10th that the government plans to release an additional 200,000 tons of reserve rice from both the 2021 and 2020 harvests through negotiated contracts.
令和2年産の備蓄米を放出するのはこれが初めてです。
This is the first time that stockpiled rice from the 2020 harvest is being released.