# Rice & Farm Prices · Plover Analytics

> Japanese rice and farm prices — private rice inventories by stage and crop age, and the price indices for what farmers sell and buy.

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## Agricultural price indices — output and inputs

Latest reading, December 2024: Output Prices 137.6 index; Input Prices 120.8 index; Fertiliser 139 index; Feed 136.7 index.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Farm output prices (index) | Farm input prices (index) | Rice (index) | Farm output prices · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Dec 2024 | 137.6 | 120.8 | 149.0 | 23.7 |
| Nov 2024 | 130.7 | 120.1 | 145.7 | 19.5 |
| Oct 2024 | 128.1 | 119.8 | 142.0 | 6.7 |
| Sep 2024 | 121.4 | 121.1 | 133.8 | 6.7 |
| Aug 2024 | 113.3 | 121.2 | 104.0 | 9.2 |
| Jul 2024 | 110.2 | 121.4 | 99.4 | 4.8 |
| Jun 2024 | 111.1 | 120.1 | 99.2 | 8.0 |
| May 2024 | 116.3 | 119.9 | 98.5 | 7.9 |
| Apr 2024 | 113.7 | 120.1 | 98.4 | 5.5 |
| Mar 2024 | 114.0 | 121.0 | 98.2 | 5.4 |
| Feb 2024 | 109.8 | 120.8 | 98.0 | 0.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 106.7 | 120.5 | 98.0 | 0.7 |
| Dec 2023 | 111.2 | 120.0 | 93.3 | 8.4 |

YoY: (index[t] / index[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published index values.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — Agricultural Price Statistics (農業物価統計). · Data through December 2024 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/agri-prices/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/agri-prices/observations?series=out.total&format=csv

## Private rice inventories — by stage and crop age

Latest reading, August 2026: Trade Stock 150 10k t brown rice; From Peak −201 10k t brown rice; Shippers 108 10k t brown rice; Wholesalers 42 10k t brown rice.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Trade stock, total (10k t brown rice) | Shippers (10k t brown rice) | Wholesalers (10k t brown rice) | Trade stock, total · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Aug 2026 | 150.0 | 108.0 | 42.0 | 78.6 |
| Jul 2026 | 162.0 | 117.0 | 45.0 | 76.1 |
| Jun 2026 | 194.0 | 143.0 | 51.0 | 60.3 |
| May 2026 | 222.0 | 165.0 | 57.0 | 50.0 |
| Apr 2026 | 250.0 | 184.0 | 65.0 | 48.8 |
| Mar 2026 | 277.0 | 208.0 | 69.0 | 53.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 300.0 | 234.0 | 67.0 | 46.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 323.0 | 251.0 | 72.0 | 41.0 |
| Dec 2025 | 340.0 | 261.0 | 79.0 | 34.4 |
| Nov 2025 | 331.0 | 250.0 | 81.0 | 27.8 |
| Oct 2025 | 307.0 | 227.0 | 80.0 | 25.8 |
| Sep 2025 | 198.0 | 144.0 | 53.0 | 32.9 |
| Aug 2025 | 84.0 | 51.0 | 33.0 | 29.2 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — Private rice inventories (民間在庫の推移). · Data through August 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-inventory-jp/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-inventory-jp/observations?series=trade.total&format=csv

## Rice contract prices — by origin and variety

Latest reading, August 2026: All Brands 31,556 ¥/60kg; From Peak −5,502 ¥/60kg; Uonuma Koshi 38,179 ¥/60kg; Nanatsuboshi 31,070 ¥/60kg.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | All-brand average (¥/60kg) | Uonuma Koshihikari (¥/60kg) | Hokkaido Nanatsuboshi (¥/60kg) | All-brand average · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Aug 2026 | 31,556 | 38,179 | 31,070 | 16.1 |
| Jul 2026 | 32,486 | 41,016 | 32,722 | 20.7 |
| Jun 2026 | 31,305 | 33,920 | 31,969 | 13.4 |
| May 2026 | 33,164 | 41,345 | 34,506 | 19.9 |
| Apr 2026 | 33,447 | 42,639 | 34,788 | 23.4 |
| Mar 2026 | 33,345 | 42,832 | 34,938 | 28.9 |
| Feb 2026 | 35,056 | 42,875 | 32,958 | 32.4 |
| Jan 2026 | 35,465 | 40,117 | 35,563 | 36.8 |
| Dec 2025 | 36,075 | 41,789 | 36,600 | 46.3 |
| Nov 2025 | 36,493 | 43,098 | 34,761 | 52.3 |
| Oct 2025 | 37,058 | 42,049 | 36,416 | 55.6 |
| Sep 2025 | 36,895 | 42,257 | 36,540 | 62.5 |
| Aug 2025 | 27,179 | 24,191 | 27,661 | 68.5 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — Rice contract prices (米の相対取引価格). · Data through August 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-prices-jp/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-prices-jp/observations?series=price.00.all-brands&format=csv

## Rice production cost — national and by planted-area band

Latest reading, 2023: Full production cost per 60kg 15,948 ¥.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Full production cost per 60kg (¥) | Full production cost per 60kg · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2023 | 15,948 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 15,273 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 14,758 | −1.9 |
| 2020 | 15,046 | −0.7 |
| 2019 | 15,155 | −1.3 |
| 2018 | 15,352 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 15,147 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 14,584 | −5.2 |
| 2015 | 15,390 | −0.2 |
| 2014 | 15,416 | 1.2 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries — Farm Management Statistics, rice production cost. · Data through January 2023 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-production-cost/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/rice-production-cost/observations?series=nat.per60kg.cost-full&format=csv

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