Food maker Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd. announced that it will raise the price of household cooking oil, which was raised in March, by more than 30 yen per kilogram from June.
Other major manufacturers have announced price increases one after another, and there is a growing movement to pass on the rise in raw material prices to selling prices.
According to Showa Sangyo's announcement, from the delivery on June 1st, we will raise the price of 8 items such as household "canola oil" by 30 yen or more per kilogram.
Also, for commercial use, we will raise the price by 500 yen or more per 16.5 kilograms of itto-kan.
Showa Sangyo has already raised the price by more than 30 yen per kilogram for household use since the delivery in March, but the purchase price has not stopped rising due to the growing demand for soybeans and rapeseed as raw materials in China and other countries. The price will be raised again in a short period of time.
Major manufacturers have announced that the Nisshin Oillio Group and J-Oil Mills will also raise prices after June in addition to the price increase in April, and there are a series of moves to add the rise in raw material prices to the selling price. is.