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

(www.japantimes.co.jp)
126 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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.
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Aeolun ◴[30 Jun 25 22:52 UTC] No.44428778[source]▶
You can buy the same rice in Japan if you are really desperate.

I think they’re deliberately talking only about rice people actually want to buy.

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1. daedrdev ◴[30 Jun 25 23:30 UTC] No.44429022[source]▶
Japan has very high rice tariffs to protect its domestic rice production. It is not peoples choice, it is not available at a cheaper price.