U.S. rice growers won't get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with the accord said.
While there are still details to be finalized, the people said there won't be any expansion of Japan's quotas for U.S.-grown rice. U.S. producers hope the issue will be dealt with in the second phase of negotiations between the two countries, according to one of the people.
Still, it's unclear whether or when Trump and Abe will continue talks, given that any trade deal in Japan has to be approved by the Diet and the Trump administration is running out of time before the 2020 presidential election.