Rice Supplies Still Low, with Prices Almost Doubled from a Year Ago; Bad Weather, Stockpiling Among the Difficulties

[NHK] Due to the growing demand for packaged rice amid a rice shortage, Sato Foods has announced that it will discontinue sales of some of its products.

A sign posted in front of the store exudes regret and distress: "We're a rice store, but we have no rice." A long-established rice store that was founded 90 years ago closed on the 24th. It was no longer able to receive the necessary amount of rice from its supplier, and there was no prospect of procuring rice for stockpiling.

Farmers raise alarm over growing crisis behind soaring food costs: 'Reflects the struggles we face'

Vietnamese rice production is facing uphill challenges, according to reports made to The Pinnacle Gazette. What's happening? Human-made pollution has been exacerbating destructive weather patterns, which in turn has upended rice production in Vietnam. This is reportedly causing a surge in prices that has regulators scrambling for solutions. The country is the fifth-largest rice producer globally. "The rise in prices reflects the struggles we fac…

Rice Supplies Still Low, with Prices Almost Doubled from a Year Ago; Bad Weather, Stockpiling Among the Difficulties

Rice prices have not stopped surging. The average price for a 5-kilogram bag of rice at supermarkets nationwide has exceeded ¥4,000, having almost doubled from a year ago. This is at least partially being caused by a shortage of rice and changes in its distribution.

Tokyo, 24 Mar (Latin Press) The Japanese government today reported that the average amount of rice purchased by Japanese households in 2024 increased 6.3 percent, the first increase in four years. The post Increases Buying Rice in Japan first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

Rice is one of the most popular products in the world and a basic ingredient in the diet of millions of people. Although rice needs few presentations, the truth is that depending on the part of the world where we find ourselves we can find varieties of the most different, that each behaves in a different way and that, depending on which recipe we are going to cook, we will have to choose one or the other. Types and brands of rice exist infinite,…