Sale price of imported wheat 3.1% increase from next month March 11 18:29
The government has decided to raise the selling price of imported wheat by 3.1% from next month due to rising international prices and other factors.
In order to stably secure overseas wheat, which accounts for about 90% of wheat consumed in Japan, the government imports it all at once and sells it to milling companies, etc., and reviews the selling price every six months. Is.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced that the sale price for the six months from next month will be 51,420 yen per ton on average for five major brands such as those from the US and Canada, a 3.1% increase from the previous half year. I decided.
This was mainly due to concerns about the effects of unseasonable weather in the fall of last year on cropping in the United States, which is a major production area, and the rise in international prices due to a decrease in yields due to drought in Australia.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimates that the impact of this price increase on food will be limited, as it is estimated at 0.3 yen per loaf of bread.