date:Aug 06, 2013
ent of the grain. The U.S. was the biggest shipper to Japan last fiscal year, representing 58 percent of the total, ministry data show. Canada was the second supplier with 1.2 million tons or 23 percent, followed by Australia with 925,000 tons.
The agriculture ministry controls overseas purchases and sales of wheat to stabilize supply, and reviews prices to domestic millers every six months.
Food makers have started to pass the increases onto consumers. Meiji Holdings Co. will raise milk price