Why Japan’s rice prices are SKYROCKETING #shorts #japan #japanese #japanesefood #farming #food

Why Japan’s rice prices are SKYROCKETING #shorts #japan #japanese #japanesefood #farming #food

how is Japan destroying its own economy Japan rice prices jump to record our fourth month that’s 68% increase if there’s a 60% jump in any price that is a problem the price of new rice has been rising because of increasing production costs such as fertilizer and labor expenses but the government creates these price controls Japan’s acreage production policy was a program that limited the amount of land used to grow rice and keep prices High Farmland dedicated to rice has increased by nearly 20% over the last decade what ends up happening is that what happens if it’s a bad year Well suddenly you’ve limited the amount of rice you can produce and now everyone’s losing money right so then you start removing subsidies for gas and making the cost of energy go up on top of that obviously this is a huge Factor playing into why the prices are going up not to mention that rice is a staple of pretty much everything in Japanese quisine Thank you so much for watching if you like that and you want to see more make sure to like And subscribe and that was