(Source: https://www.maff.go.jp)
Japan seeks to buy about 103,200 tons of rice in ordinary international tenders for delivery between March 20 – July 10, 2020, according to a notice on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests, and Fisheries (MAFF).
The tender details are as follows:
| Country | Rice | Price (USD/MT,FOB) | +/- | |
| Min | Max | |||
| VIETNAM | Fragrant 5% broken | 505 | 520 | – |
| Jasmine | 525 | 529 | +1 | |
| 100% broken | 336 | 340 | +3 | |
| THAILAND | 5% broken | 426 | 430 | +4 |
| 100% broken | 402 | 406 | – | |
| INDIA | 5% broken | 342 | 346 | – |
| 100% broken | 280 | 284 | +1 | |
| PAKISTAN | 5% broken | 347 | 351 | -1 |
| 100% broken | 319 | 323 | -1 | |
| MYANMAR | 5% broken | 392 | 396 | – |
| Rice | Max Price | Average | +/- Weekly |
| Paddy un the field | |||
| Fragrant | 6.750 | 6.329 | 214 |
| Regular | 6.450 | 5.950 | 196 |
| Rice | |||
| Brown rice grade 1 | 10.150 | 9.567 | -108 |
| Brown rice grade 1 | 9.650 | 8.914 | 96 |
| Milled rice grade 1 | 11.650 | 11.340 | -35 |
| Milled rice grade 2 | 10.350 | 10.130 | -110 |
| Byproducts | |||
| Broken 1/2 | 7.950 | 7.700 | 114 |
| Bran | 7.750 | 7.207 | 504 |
| Currency Code | Currency Name | Units per USD |
| CNY | Chinese Yuan Renminbi | 6,80 |
| EUR | Euro | 0,86 |
| IDR | Indonesian Rupiah | 17.573,83 |
| MYR | Malaysian Ringgit | 3,95 |
| PHP | Philippine Peso | 61,64 |
| KRW | South Korean Won | 1.497,88 |
| JPY | Japanese Yen | 158.76 |
| INR | Indian Rupee | 96,00 |
| MMK | Burmese Kyat | 2.099,52 |
| PKR | Pakistani Rupee | 278,62 |
| THB | Thai Baht | 32,60 |
| VND | Vietnamese Dong | 26.352,20 |
