備蓄びちく米まい 3月つき落札らくさつ分ぶんで消費しょうひ現場げんばに届とどいたのは全体ぜんたいの10％余よ

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced the distribution status of stockpiled rice as of the 27th of last month.

Of the 210,000 tons that were successfully bid for this March, only a little over 10% had reached consumers after one month.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, out of the 210,000 tons of reserve rice that were successfully bid on in two auctions held in March, the amount collected by wholesalers was 208,380 tons, which is almost the entire amount.

On the other hand, 54,645 tons were delivered to wholesalers, accounting for 25% of the total.

7%

From there, only 22,303 tons, or 10% of the total, reached retailers and the food service industry.

It has reached 5%.

Since the release of the stockpiled rice began, only a little over 10% of the total has reached consumers in the month since.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries stated, In late last month, many wholesalers were still in the process of polishing and transporting the stockpiled rice, so it had not yet reached retailers sufficiently.

It is believed that deliveries have started in earnest since the long holidays this month, he said.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced last month the relative transaction price at which collection agents sell rice to wholesalers. The average price for all brands of last years crop was 27,102 yen per 60 kilograms including tax, marking a 5% increase from the previous month and setting a new record high.

The negotiated transaction prices, which are said to affect retail prices at supermarkets and other stores, had decreased for the first time in eight months in the previous month, but this time, they have risen again and reached a new record high.

It is 75% higher compared to the same month of the previous year.

On the other hand, for the first time, the price including stockpiled rice from two years ago was also announced, and this was 26,673 yen, which is 1 less than the average for last years crop.

It is said to have become about 5% cheaper.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has stated, From now on, we would like to monitor whether the increased distribution of reserve rice and the larger circulation of rice harvested before the year before last will lead to a drop in rice prices.