コメ価格が下落 5キロ税込み2000円台も　焼き肉店で“ご飯おかわり無料”が復活｜TBS NEWS DIG

Rice prices, which had remained high since last year as a symbol of rising inflation, have been steadily declining since peaking in January. Supermarkets in Tokyo's 23 wards say that 5kg bags may be available for around 2000 yen next month. Free rice refills have returned to yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) restaurants. Enjoy a bite of meat followed by a big bowl of rice! Place the sauce-covered meat on top of the rice… This chain, with 32 locations nationwide, had discontinued the free rice refills offer in May of last year due to soaring rice prices… Yakiniku Kuidon Area Manager, Soichi Furukawa: "The main reason is that (rice) prices have stabilized, and we've received many requests from customers to bring it back, so we've resumed it." At select locations, you can get unlimited free rice with a lunch set! "It's yakiniku, so meat and rice. Delicious. Good!" It seems the "Reiwa Rice Riot" is finally settling down. Today at a supermarket in Saitama Prefecture… N-Sta "5kg bags of Koshihikari rice from Ibaraki Prefecture are priced at 2895 yen, under 3000 yen." "Premium rice" is now in the 2000 yen range including tax. Domestic blended rice is also 2895 yen including tax. Customers were leaning forward to check the prices. The average price of 5kg bags of rice sold at supermarkets nationwide has been declining since its peak in January, with the latest data showing 5kg at "3588 yen." This is 56 yen cheaper than the previous week. At a supermarket in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, some products are said to be about 1500 yen cheaper than at the end of the year. Today, many items are priced in the "2000 yen range excluding tax"… Supermarket Maruyasu, Representative Junko Matsui "The time is approaching when we can sell it for the 2000 yen range including tax. I think it will break into the 2000 yen range by July." How long will the price decline continue? Shunsuke Orikasa, Principal Researcher, Distribution Economics Research Institute: "Many people want to sell off this year's rice before the new harvest (September) arrives. Prices will likely be near their lowest point in August." Experts say, "If the new rice crop grows well, prices will probably be lowest in August." ▼TBS NEWS DIG Official Website: https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/ ▼Subscribe to our channel [Easier access to the latest news]    / @tbsnewsdig   ▼NEWS DIG Latest News [Important information close at hand] https://www.google.com/preferences/so... ▼Submit information here: "TBS Insiders" https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/tbs-ins... ▼Submit video here: "TBS Scoop Submission" https://www.tbs.co.jp/news_sp/toukou.... #news #TBS #newsdig