Japan is likely to start negotiating on its tariffs on rice and other key farm products with other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks in September or later, the Japanese government said Monday.

Japan has been keen to negotiate on retaining its high tariffs on imported rice, wheat, beef, pork, dairy products and sugar to protect domestic producers from a potential influx of cheap imports under the envisioned TPP regional free trade pact.

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