Demand for sake rice is expected to decrease by 10% due to a decrease in sake consumption. Large inventories are also expected to decrease at 19:22 on October 9.
Since the consumption of sake is decreasing due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the demand for sake rice used for sake brewing this year is expected to decrease by about 10% from last year, and there is a possibility that a large amount of sake rice will be left over. I found it in a national survey.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries conducted a survey of demand for sake brewing companies nationwide in July to refer to how much sake rice should be cultivated next year, and received responses from 730 companies.
As a result, the amount of sake rice required for full-scale sake brewing is estimated to be about 73,000 tons to 74,000 tons, which is expected to decrease by about 10% from last year.
This is because the amount of sake shipped to izakaya and other places has decreased due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
In addition, the demand for production in the 3rd year of Reiwa next year is expected to decrease further from 70,000 tons to 72,000 tons.
Last year's production of sake rice was about 97,000 tons, so if the production of sake rice is at the same level next year, it will be more than 20% of sake rice.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries decided to encourage farmers to switch to other crops, saying, "It seems that it will take some time for the demand for eating out to recover, and the sake rice that is harvested may be in stock." I am.