新任农林水产大臣矢野和男在最近的采访中表示，其农业政策的首要重点将是确保农产品的合理价格。
New agriculture minister Kazuo Yana said in a recent interview that the top focus of his agricultural policy would be ensuring appropriate prices for agricultural products.
“随着生产资料价格上涨，农民难以确保利润，”矢野说。“确立合理价格、创造让农民能够持续生产并进行再投资的条件是当务之急。”该大臣未具体说明政府何时将对去年投放储备米进行额外回购。
“With prices of production materials rising, it is difficult for farmers to secure profits,” Yana said. “Establishing appropriate prices and creating conditions that enable farmers to continue production and make reinvestments is an urgent task.”The minister stopped short of specifying when the government will conduct additional buybacks of rice released from its stockpiles last year.
“我们将在评估收成前景和供需状况后做出决定，”他说。“我们将迅速、适当且及时地应对。”
“We will make a decision after assessing the harvest outlook and supply and demand conditions,” he said. “We will respond swiftly, appropriately and in a timely manner.”
他补充道：“我们还需要确保仓库空间，因此自然必须有计划地推进。”
“We also need to secure warehouse space, so naturally we have to proceed in a planned manner,” he added.
关于目前的稻米供需平衡，矢野表示，民间库存高企正在影响米价。
Regarding the current supply-demand balance for rice, Yana said high private-sector inventories are affecting rice prices.
“我们将更彻底地确保2027年的生产与需求相匹配，并寻求稳定供需平衡，”他说。
“We will more thoroughly ensure that production in 2027 is in line with demand and seek to stabilize the supply-demand balance,” he said.
他表示，已指示省厅仔细审查决定新米预付款金额的谈判过程，因为预付款低于生产成本指标。
He said he instructed his ministry to carefully examine how negotiations were carried out to determine the amount of advance payments to farmers for new rice, after the payments fell below an indicator of production costs.