0001@Old Man Friends Club ★.Sep. 10, 2024 (Tue) 11:52:43.14ID:4qY9FMGG9
The amount of rice consumed by Japanese people per year has continued to decline since peaking at 118.3 kilograms per year in 1962, and is down to 50.8 kilograms in 2022 (according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). Even though the amount has decreased so much, there are already complaints of a rice shortage in 2024. Is there really no rice? Hino Momokusa, a writer who records changes in people’s lives and society, asked where the Reiwa rice riots are taking place and who is saying there is “no rice.” “As you can see, it’s not that there’s no rice, it’s not a rice shortage, it’s a shortage of rice because it’s too cheap. It depends on the region.” September, rice store in Tokyo. Standing in front of piles of rice inside the store, the store owner, in his 60s, calmly spoke about the “rice shortage” that has caused uproar in some areas. The “shortage of rice due to being too cheap” refers to rice that has previously been sold at bargain prices in supermarkets and discount stores. “New rice has already started arriving. It is true that the amount has decreased compared to previous years, but it is not enough to cause people to compete and buy up all the rice, and there have been no rice riots. However, it will likely be difficult to get the rice that was so cheap before. It’s just that the general retail prices up until now, especially those at certain stores, have been abnormally low.” Indeed, there is plenty of rice piled up in the store with labels reading “new rice.” Depending on the origin and brand, it is probably 1,000 yen more expensive at this store than before, or a little more. “It might be okay if it’s a little higher. Considering logistics costs, fuel costs, and the burden on rice farmers, what has been happening up until now has been abnormal. “The only reason rice is too cheap is because someone was crying.” Continued on Yahoo News News Post Seven 2024-09-10 11:15.
How much of a rice subsidy will I receive? If you use eligible paddy fields to grow rice for feed, you will be able to receive a subsidy as a “strategic crop subsidy” under the direct payment subsidy for paddy field utilization. In the fiscal year 2023 budget, the government will provide subsidies of 55,000 to 105,000 yen per 10a depending on the quantity, with the standard unit price being 80,000 yen.
>>18 That’s because feed rice is cheap, so they’re making up the difference between feed rice and edible rice, so they’re encouraging people to produce feed rice.
Until now, rice has been cheap to buy thanks to supermarkets that are simply interested in selling it cheaply without thinking about reproduction, but recently the price of rice has gone up due to foolish consumers hoarding rice and resellers. Please do something!
When rice was unsold and there was a surplus, agricultural cooperatives would buy it cheaply and put it on the market. This goes against market principles, but it was necessary to maintain production of rice, which is a staple food. Nowadays, there are companies that will buy rice at a reasonable price without having to pay it to the agricultural cooperative, and there are also people who buy it from farmers privately, so it’s natural that rice is expensive.
The price of special grade A rice has gone up by about 1,000 yen for 5 kg. It’s not that there isn’t a shortage, but it’s tough when the price goes up all at once.
>>47 Special A grade rice has not been harvested, but it’s strange that regular A grade rice is being sold for a price higher than the special A grade price.
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