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126 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.198s | source

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jmpman ◴[30 Jun 25 21:24 UTC] No.44428040[source]▶

I can buy rice at Costco in the US for $25 for 50lbs, which is equivalent to 854 yen for 5KG. A bit less than 1/4 the cost of Japanese grown rice.

1. abtinf ◴[30 Jun 25 23:12 UTC] No.44428917[source]▶

For everyone else assuming Costco rice is low quality, they offer multiple options.

Costco’s basmati rice is excellent quality and can be ordered online 20lb for $27 delivered.

So that’s only about double the unit price for top end, premium rice.

Price of rice in Japan falls below ¥4k per 5kg