This year's rice crops National average "normal" Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries September 30, 18:03
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced that the national average of rice crops will be "normal" and the yield will exceed last year.
This year, due to the decrease in demand for eating out due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the supply and demand of rice may loosen due to the expansion of rice inventories, and the price may fall.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the rice crop index with a normal year of 100 was "101" on a national average as of the 15th of this month, which was "normal".
By region, Hokkaido was "105" and Tohoku and Hokuriku were "103", which were "slightly good", while Kyushu was "96" and China and Tokai were "97" due to the low temperature and lack of sunshine in July. Is "Slightly defective".
For this reason, the yield of rice for the main food of this year is expected to be 7,346,000 tons, which is 85,000 tons more than last year.
This time, the demand for rice for eating out has fallen due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the inventory has exceeded 2 million tons for the first time in 4 years, and if the yield exceeds last year, the supply and demand will loosen and the price may fall. there is.
Rice retail prices have risen for four consecutive years until last year, and while falling would benefit consumers, sharp declines could affect farmers' operations.
Regarding this, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries says, "Since the harvest time is not over yet, I would like to pay close attention to the final crop and future trends in demand."