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    A cucumber sells for 13 yuan!

    • Last Update: 2021-09-18
    • Source: Internet
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    Recently, the prices of some vegetables in Japan have risen sharply, and the eating habits of some Japanese people have also changed as a result .
    What are the factors behind this round of rising prices?
     
    The reporter is located in a food supermarket in Tokyo and found that some consumers in the store are buying ingredients
    .
    Customers told reporters that they have obviously felt that the price of vegetables has risen a lot recently
    .
    A leaf of lettuce costs 250 yen (about 15 yuan), which is double the price in early August
    .
    The prices of other vegetables such as eggplants and small tomatoes have also risen significantly, almost reaching about 1.
    5 times that of previous years
    .
     
    Not only in Tokyo, but also the price of vegetables in many places in Japan has risen sharply recently.
    Some supermarkets in Kyushu even sold cucumbers at a high price of about 13 yuan each, which was about twice the original price
    .
     
    The reason for the general increase in vegetable prices is mainly due to the recent long-term rainfall in many places in Japan, which has affected the growth of vegetables
    .
     
    For example, the cauliflower in the reporter's supermarket comes from Nagano Prefecture, one of Japan's main producing areas
    .
    In August this year, the precipitation in Nagano Prefecture reached nearly 340 millimeters, twice the amount of previous years.
    Many farmlands were flooded, causing vegetables to rot, causing a shortage of demand
    .

     
    The latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan show that since August, large-scale heavy rains have caused disasters in 39 first-level administrative regions in Japan, accounting for more than 80% of the total
    .
    Up to now, agriculture-related losses have reached 63.
    3 billion yen (approximately RMB 3.
    7 billion)
    .

     
    Under the fifth wave of the epidemic in Japan, many consumers choose to reduce going out to cook at home, so the increase in vegetable prices directly affects the dining tables of Japanese people
    .
    The reporter also found in the interview that some housewives chose to reduce their purchases of green leafy vegetables in favor of ingredients with relatively stable prices such as mushrooms
    .

     
    According to the forecast of the Japan Meteorological Agency, this year’s No.
    14 typhoon "Santo" will also approach Kyushu, Japan and other places this weekend, and the ensuing heavy rainfall may once again affect the growth of vegetables in Japan
    .
    Recently, the prices of some vegetables in Japan have risen sharply, and the eating habits of some Japanese people have also changed as a result .
    What are the factors behind this round of rising prices?
    Changes in Japanese eating habits
     
    The reporter is located in a food supermarket in Tokyo and found that some consumers in the store are buying ingredients
    .
    Customers told reporters that they have obviously felt that the price of vegetables has risen a lot recently
    .
    A leaf of lettuce costs 250 yen (about 15 yuan), which is double the price in early August
    .
    The prices of other vegetables such as eggplants and small tomatoes have also risen significantly, almost reaching about 1.
    5 times that of previous years
    .
    lettuce
     
      Not only in Tokyo, but also the price of vegetables in many places in Japan has risen sharply recently.
    Some supermarkets in Kyushu even sold cucumbers at a high price of about 13 yuan each, which was about twice the original price
    .
    cucumber
     
      The reason for the general increase in vegetable prices is mainly due to the recent long-term rainfall in many places in Japan, which has affected the growth of vegetables
    .
     
      For example, the cauliflower in the reporter's supermarket comes from Nagano Prefecture, one of Japan's main producing areas
    .
    In August this year, the precipitation in Nagano Prefecture reached nearly 340 millimeters, twice the amount of previous years.
    Many farmlands were flooded, causing vegetables to rot, causing a shortage of demand
    .

     
      The latest data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan show that since August, large-scale heavy rains have caused disasters in 39 first-level administrative regions in Japan, accounting for more than 80% of the total
    .
    Up to now, agriculture-related losses have reached 63.
    3 billion yen (approximately RMB 3.
    7 billion)
    .

     
      Under the fifth wave of the epidemic in Japan, many consumers choose to reduce going out to cook at home, so the increase in vegetable prices directly affects the dining tables of Japanese people
    .
    The reporter also found in the interview that some housewives chose to reduce their purchases of green leafy vegetables in favor of ingredients with relatively stable prices such as mushrooms
    .

     
      According to the forecast of the Japan Meteorological Agency, this year’s No.
    14 typhoon "Santo" will also approach Kyushu, Japan and other places this weekend, and the ensuing heavy rainfall may once again affect the growth of vegetables in Japan
    .
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