Australia selling more of its (non radioactive) rice to Japan
Japan hungry for Aussie rice BY: SUE NEALES RURAL REPORTER The Australian December 06, 2011 AUSTRALIAN farmers are optimistic of boosting rice exports to Japan in the wake of its twin tsunami and nuclear disasters.
The Japanese government last month banned the sale of rice grown in the Onami district near the site of the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown in March after high levels of radioactive caesium were found in the food staple.
Three shipments each of 12,000 tonnes of Australian rice sold to Japan since April – already three times as much as last year – suggest it may require more imported rice this year.
As well, a recent study published in the National Academy of Sciences journal has concluded large tracts of arable land in northeastern Japan may not be safe for food production, including rice, for some time because of fallout from the radioactive cloud……http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/japan-hungry-for-aussie-rice/story-e6frg8y6-1226214563570
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