The government will consider increasing the price of rice when commodity prices rise and it will augment reserve supplies in case of a shortage, President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) said on a visit to Chiayi County yesterday. Ma said the agriculture council has been discussing a possible price increase since the price of rice was adjusted three years ago, from NT$21 per kilogram to NT$23 per kilogram.
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