"I want to avoid crowds in the store" Unmanned vegetable sales are popular Corona

"I want to avoid crowds in the store" Unmanned vegetable direct sales are popular Corona May 17 6:23

Due to the effect of the new coronavirus, unmanned direct sales at farms in urban areas are rapidly increasing. Some people said that they came to the store to avoid the large stores with many people, and some farmers were doubling the sales at the direct sales office.

Tokyo Nerima Ward, with a population of more than 740,000, has the largest farmland area of ​​23 Wards, and there are more than 100 direct sales offices beside the fields and on the farm yard. Currently, unmanned direct sales places where vegetables and fruits are lined up and coin locker direct sales places are selling well.

Hiroshi Igarashi (64), who produces more than 30 kinds of vegetables such as radish and cabbage, spinach and broccoli, is an unmanned direct sales place where you can put the price in a "price box" made of cans in front of your home. The harvested vegetables are lined up in the morning, and shoppers visit one after another to buy the vegetables they are looking for.

Unmanned direct sales have started to increase since last month, and this month they are doubling as usual. In addition, some farmers said that the sales of coin locker type direct sales offices increased five times as much as usual during the period of large holidays. It means that people who say that they stand out stand out.

A woman in her 20s who was buying vegetables said, "There are many people in supermarkets, so the number of times we use unmanned direct sales places is increasing. It is helpful because we can use it with confidence." In addition, a woman in her 40s said, "It's good that you can feel free to drop by without having to worry about an infection while doing something."

Mr. Igarashi said, "Since the declaration of emergency was issued, the usage has increased rapidly, and about half of the vegetables harvested on that day are sold in the morning. While the school and nursery schools are closed, we take a walk. Some people come to Terara with their families. ”