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

(www.japantimes.co.jp)
126 points PaulHoule | 2 comments | 30 Jun 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.445s | 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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apeescape ◴[30 Jun 25 22:46 UTC] No.44428732[source]▶
Isn't Japanese rice pretty different to Costco rice? Genuine question.
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1. Spivak ◴[01 Jul 25 02:09 UTC] No.44429930[source]▶
Snobs will tell you yes, but Kokuho Rose is a California grown sushi rice that's good enough to be served over imported Japanese rice at Japanese restaurants. Really disappointing that the farm is closing up shop.
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2. eclipticplane ◴[01 Jul 25 03:35 UTC] No.44430322[source]▶
Closing up shop?! I missed that news. Crushing. It's really the only rice I buy that's accessible but good quality. Sad.