Due to the drastic increase in the price of imported wheat sold by the government and the depreciation of the yen, there has been a growing movement among major flour millers to raise prices of household wheat flour and other products since July. increase.
Of these, Showa Sangyo announced on the 9th that it will raise the prices of household wheat flour, tempura flour, and okonomiyaki flour by about 2% to 7% from the delivery on July 1st.
From the delivery on August 1, the price of dried noodles and pasta such as udon and somen will be increased by about 3% to 7%.
In addition, Nippon Flour will raise the price of household wheat flour and tempura flour by about 3.5% to 11% from the delivery on July 1st, and about 4% to 8% on dried noodles from the delivery on August 1st, pasta and so on. By the 9th, they announced that they would raise the price of pasta sauce by about 3% to 8%.
Regarding the reasons for the price increase, both companies have seen a significant increase in the price of imported wheat sold by the government from last month, rising logistics and fuel costs due to high crude oil prices, and the impact of the depreciation of the yen. It is said that the cost cannot be absorbed by corporate efforts alone.
Nisshin Seifun Welna has decided to raise the price of wheat flour for household use from the amount delivered after July, and it seems that the burden on households will increase further.