Taipei, May 3 (CNA) The government will release reserves of rice onto the market and crack down on rice hoarding and price gouging to help stabilize the price of the staple, officials said Tuesday. Council of Agriculture (COA) Deputy Minister Huang Yu-tsai said the COA will release 10,000 metric tons of its rice reserves ahead of a NT$3 per kilogram increase in the government's buying price this month. "The COA will also work with the Fair Trade Commission and the Ministry of Justice to crack down on rice hoarding and price gouging." Huang said.
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