Rice Situation in 2022: Will there be another rice shortage this year?Will rice remain expensive? Bear: I heard that last year (2024) there was a rice shortage and everyone was in trouble.I don't eat rice, so I don't know much about it, but how did that happen? Bull: Well, there are two reasons.First, the summer was too hot and it rained a lot, so the rice didn't grow well, and second, people hoarded a lot of rice in case of earthquakes and typhoons. Bear: So if it's too hot or rains too much, the rice doesn't grow well. Bull: That's right.When the rice fields are flooded by rain, the rice does not grow well.And the amount of rice produced will decrease. Bear: So there is a possibility that the same thing will happen in 2025? Bull: That is a possibility.And with the Osaka Expo coming up in 2025, the demand for food will increase, and if the weather is bad, it will be even more difficult. Bear: Wow!How many people will come to the Expo? Bull: About 30 million people.So we may run out of food other than rice. Bear: That's tough.But what are you going to do about it? Bull: It seems that farmers are making sure that rice is well preserved (stockpiling system) and ready when needed (inventory control and production management).Also, the government is working on a system to help prevent the price of rice from rising too quickly (subsidies to farmers and price stabilization policies). Bear: I hope it works.But how is the price of rice determined? Bull: It depends on the cost of production and the number of people who want the rice.For example, if the cost of fertilizer and tractors is high, the price of rice goes up. Bear: People aren't happy when the price goes up, are they? Bull: But farmers are happy.They didn't make much money growing rice, but now they can earn a decent income when the price goes up. Pi-chan: The shortage of rice and the price increase is partly due to weather and cost, but it is also important to support the farmers.
Rice Situation in 2022: Will there be another rice shortage this year?Will rice remain expensive? Bear: I heard that last year (2024) there was a rice shortage and everyone was in trouble.I don't eat rice, so I don't know much about it, but how did that happen? Bull: Well, there are two reasons.First, the summer was too hot and it rained a lot, so the rice didn't grow well, and second, people hoarded a lot of rice in case of earthquakes and typhoons. Bear: So if it's too hot or rains too much, the rice doesn't grow well. Bull: That's right.When the rice fields are flooded by rain, the rice does not grow well.And the amount of rice produced will decrease. Bear: So there is a possibility that the same thing will happen in 2025? Bull: That is a possibility.And with the Osaka Expo coming up in 2025, the demand for food will increase, and if the weather is bad, it will be even more difficult. Bear: Wow!How many people will come to the Expo? Bull: About 30 million people.So we may run out of food other than rice. Bear: That's tough.But what are you going to do about it? Bull: It seems that farmers are making sure that rice is well preserved (stockpiling system) and ready when needed (inventory control and production management).Also, the government is working on a system to help prevent the price of rice from rising too quickly (subsidies to farmers and price stabilization policies). Bear: I hope it works.But how is the price of rice determined? Bull: It depends on the cost of production and the number of people who want the rice.For example, if the cost of fertilizer and tractors is high, the price of rice goes up. Bear: People aren't happy when the price goes up, are they? Bull: But farmers are happy.They didn't make much money growing rice, but now they can earn a decent income when the price goes up. Pi-chan: The shortage of rice and the price increase is partly due to weather and cost, but it is also important to support the farmers.

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