消息人士透露，农林水产省计划从民间追加回购10万吨大米，以补充政府储备。此前，国家大米储备曾在去年3月及之后释放。
The agriculture ministry plans to buy back an additional 100,000 tons of rice from the private sector to replenish the government’s stockpiles, after some of the state rice reserves were released in and after March last year, sources said.
此举源于政府储备量仍远低于被视为适当水平的100万吨，引发粮食安全担忧。
The move comes as government stockpiles remain far below 1 million tons, a level deemed appropriate, raising concerns about food security.
消息人士周二表示，农林水产省还将考虑将储备期限从目前的五年缩短至三至四年，这可能会增加政府每年的大米采购量。
The ministry will also consider shortening the stockpiling period from the current five years to three or four years, which may increase the government’s annual rice purchases, sources said Tuesday.
政府自2025年3月以来累计释放了59万吨大米，并于今年9月决定回购21万吨。即便如此，民间大米库存仍将维持高位，促使农林水产省判断供需条件正变得有利于回购。
The government, which has released a total of 590,000 tons since March 2025, decided in September this year to buy back 210,000 tons. Even so, private-sector rice inventories would remain high, leading the ministry to conclude that supply-demand conditions are becoming favorable for buybacks.
回购时机预计将根据截至上周日的2026年收成展望等数据决定，该数据预计将反映今年早些时候持续降雨的影响。
The timing of the buybacks will likely be decided based on data such as the 2026 harvest outlook as of last Sunday, which is expected to reflect the impact of prolonged rain earlier this year.
2027年7月开始的年度主食大米需求预计在693万至710万吨之间，而2027年产量预计为693万吨。
Demand for rice as a staple food in the year starting in July 2027 is projected at between 6.93 million and 7.1 million tons, while production in 2027 is expected to total 6.93 million tons.
即使追加回购10万吨，预计2028年6月底民间库存仍将在223万至257万吨之间，远高于180万至200万吨的适当水平。
Even with the additional buyback of 100,000 tons, private-sector inventories at the end of June 2028 are expected to be between 2.23 million and 2.57 million tons, well above the appropriate level of 1.8 million to 2 million tons.