1. Due to high prices, a supermarket in Saitama Prefecture is selling more of last year's rice instead of the newly harvested rice.
2. The price of newly harvested rice has increased by nearly 7 dollars per five-kilogram bag compared to the same period last year, with an average price of about 28 dollars currently.
3. Despite being older, last year's rice is selling well and occupies the same sales space as the new rice. The shopper surveyed prefers buying last year's rice due to its lower cost, hoping for a future price decrease.
2. The price of newly harvested rice has increased by nearly 7 dollars per five-kilogram bag compared to the same period last year, with an average price of about 28 dollars currently.
3. Despite being older, last year's rice is selling well and occupies the same sales space as the new rice. The shopper surveyed prefers buying last year's rice due to its lower cost, hoping for a future price decrease.
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Saitama Prefecture supermarket sees increased sales of last year's rice due to high prices of newly harvested rice. Newly harvested rice costs approximately $28 per five-kilogram bag, a nearly $7 increase from the same period last year. Shoppers prefer buying last year's rice due to its lower cost
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251017_21/#summary
Date: Oct. 17, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-17
Created: 2025/10/19 04:10
Updated: 2025/12/07 23:58
Last Read: 2025/10/19 06:42