The government has decided to raise the price of imported wheat to milling companies by 19% from October.
The rate of increase is the second in the past, and it may lead to price increases for various foods such as flour and bread in the future.
About 90% of the wheat consumed domestically comes from overseas.
The government imports all of them in bulk to ensure stability, and reviews the selling price to flour milling companies every six months.
Regarding the selling price from October, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to raise the average of the five major stocks to 61,820 yen per ton, which is 19% higher than the previous six months.
The rate of increase is the second largest ever, and the price level is the highest since 2009.
This is due to the fact that production has decreased due to the effects of high temperatures and dryness in the northern United States and southern Canada, which are the main production areas, and international transaction prices have risen. It may be rising.
In the future, it may lead to higher prices for various foods that use wheat.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries estimates the impact on food prices as
▽ 14.1 yen per kilogram of household flour
▽ 2.3 yen per loaf of bread
▽ 1.4 yen per
loaf
of udon noodles for eating out.
Bread specialty store "Considering product price increases"
Regarding the increase in the selling price of imported wheat, some bread dealers who use a large amount of wheat are worried about the business impact of rising costs.
The 70-year-old bread specialty store in Mitaka, Tokyo, manufactures and sells about 8,000 pieces of bread every day, and uses 200 kg of flour a day.
Stores have faced various rising costs over the last few years.
As a countermeasure against corona infection, we have spent more than 1 million yen to install air purifiers, etc., and we have newly paid several yen for each bag to put the products individually.
Recently, the purchase price of some raw materials such as mayonnaise and sugar has also risen, putting pressure on profits, but we managed to switch consumables such as detergents to cheaper ones and review the ingredients to be procured. The selling price has been left unchanged.
However, this time, if the selling price of wheat, which is indispensable for bread, is raised significantly and the purchase price rises, it will not be possible to absorb the cost, and it is necessary to consider raising the price of the product.
Toho Bakery's representative, Shigekazu Matsui, said, "If the purchase price of wheat, which is used in large quantities, rises, it will hurt management. ..