Japanese rice high-price hit after ban lifted

Consumer and Retail

Thursday, September 04, 2008 21:16:51

	Japanese rice high-price hit after ban lifted By STAFF EDITOR Published: July 30, 2007 03:00 PM The lifting of a four-year ban on Japanese rice has been warmly received by Chinese shoppers, with more than 100 bags sold in one Japanese-funded supermarket in Shanghai Friday despite costing 20 times the price of domestic variants, the Shanghai Daily reported. Two-kilogram bags of Kishihikari rice were fetching US$26.19 (RMB198) and Hitomebore rice US$24.87 (RMB188), which was also 10 ... You are currently reading 58 words of 178 total words in this article. To continue reading this article, you must be a subscriber. Log in now. Buy this article now for $10 USD. Not a subscriber? Start your 7-day free trial now. bookmark \| digg \| Permalink \| Tell a Friend Tags for this article: import , export , Beijing , EA , japan	More Articles in Consumer and Retail > Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day. RELATED ARTICLES > Construction set to begin in Guangzhou on world’s largest wholesale base Dairy product price hikes will be subtle Mobile handset sales brisk in 1H Guangzhou Panasonic to retain air-con focus Beijing hotel bookings low ahead of Olympics Hisense Kelon halts share for assets swap plan Yiwu to expand trade mall

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