Japanese Trade Studies, Special Industry Analysis No. 6 - Rice

Report prepared for the Foreign Economic Administration by a member of the staff of the United States Tariff Commission. This study focuses on Rice as a commodity and investigates its position in Japan's economy for trade. Stating that "rice is Japan's main food and one of its most valuable products," the report concludes that "Japan may have to depend upon French Indochina and Thailand for an increasing proportion of its imports" given relations with Korea and Formosa." [Note: Date field reflects when the original document was written and not the date the IPS reproduced the document for inclusion in evidence]