Cabbage prices have reached record highs, tripling the usual price, causing frustration among consumers and restaurants. The high prices are expected to continue until mid-December due to prolonged heat.
Cabbage prices are hitting record highs. Prices have risen to about three times the average year, and consumers and restaurants are crying out in frustration. Prolonged heat is expected to keep the high temperatures going into mid-December. Crispy fried pork cutlet. Shredded cabbage is an essential garnish. Customer: “It’s really helpful that I can have a second helping. It’s so refreshing that you’ll want to eat it again.” Katsugen, a tonkatsu restaurant in Matsumoto City. Customers who order a set meal can get free refills of cabbage. Some customers ask for refills multiple times, and use about 10 balls in a day. However, the purchase price is… Katsugen’s Takizawa Ayumu: “It’s about three times the usual price, so it’s pretty expensive.” Wholesale price of cabbage (Tokyo Central Wholesale Market) Cabbage is now at a record high price. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the wholesale price at the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market on November 12th was 295 yen per kilogram. This is about 3.5 times the average year. On the 16th, the price had calmed down a bit to 219 yen per kilogram, but it was still nearly three times the normal price. The cause is…. Cabbage that has grown too large and burst. This is a field in Ibaraki Prefecture, a production area for autumn and winter. It looks like it’s growing well… Farm: “Wow, that’s really big. This item can no longer be shipped. “It’s too big” “It gets so big that the cabbage can’t handle it and it explodes” The cause is the heat from September to October. This is having an impact on autumn and winter growing areas, with planting work being delayed and crops growing too fast even after planting. As a result, the relay of production from summer production areas such as Gunma to autumn and winter has been interrupted, resulting in reduced shipments and high prices. Nagano Regional Wholesale Market Nagano Regional Wholesale Market on the morning of the 19th. Locally grown cabbages were sold at 2,000 yen for six heads and 2,500 yen for eight heads. The price is over 300 yen per ball, more than double the average price. Greengrocer: “Prices have been high for about two weeks now, it’s tough” “I hope we can give them to customers at a slightly cheaper price. I hope the price will go back to normal soon.”
R&C Nagano Fruits and Vegetables Executive Officer: “The highest price (early last week) was about 500 yen per fruit, and it was traded on the market. “This is a price that happens maybe once every few years.” How long will these record high prices continue? R&C Nagano Fruits & Vegetables Executive Officer: “It’s not a poor harvest, it’s just delayed, so once the delayed produce is caught up, I think things will start to go smoothly to a certain extent. I don’t think we’ll be able to expect a plentiful supply until early December, after the 10th, so I think prices will remain higher than average for a while.” Matsumoto City, Tonkatsu Restaurant “Katsugen” The tonkatsu restaurant in Matsumoto City introduced at the beginning. Although business is tough at the moment due to high prices, the store plans to continue offering free refills of cabbage in order to keep customers satisfied. Customer: “I’ve always thought of tonkatsu restaurants as places where you can have lots of refills (of cabbage), so I feel sad when I hear it costs money, so I’m really happy that it’s free.” “I’d be worried if they stayed here for too long, but I want customers to eat lots of rice and cabbage, and go home satisfied.” 11/19 (Tue) 20:53 NBS Nagano Broadcasting Customers who order a set meal can have free refills of cabbage (Katsugen, a tonkatsu restaurant in Matsumoto City).
The price of rice has increased by 1.5 times, so it seems that fresh produce will increase accordingly. The price of eggs has also stabilized at about 1.5 times the normal price.
Unlike the old days, pork cutlet restaurants are now cheaper. The pork is American pork, which has grown to a cheat level. The wheat used for the coating is cheap wheat grown using low-cost methods and made exclusively for export. The eggs are cheap and come from an automated poultry facility. Since replacing oil is costly, carotene is added to it to disguise discoloration and deterioration.
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