The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released inspection results for rice from the 2026 crop. Grade 1 rice accounted for 79.8% as of the end of September, up 2.8 percentage points from the previous year. With harvesting progressing in the main producing regions, the figure is viewed as being in line with a typical year for this time.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released inspection results for rice from the 2026 crop, showing that Grade 1 rice accounted for 79.8% as of the end of September. This was an increase of 2.8 percentage points from the end of the same month a year earlier.
During this period, as harvesting progresses in the main producing regions, the ratio commonly rises from the high 70% range to the low 80% range. An official at the ministry said the latest figure was broadly in line with a typical year.