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In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥23 from the previous week to ¥4,335 per 5 kilograms. | getty images
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥23 from the previous week to ¥4,335 per 5 kilograms, the highest since the survey began in March 2022, the data released by the ministry on Friday showed.
The price of "brand rice," primarily newly harvested rice, climbed by ¥5 to ¥4,551. The price of relatively cheap "blended rice" jumped ¥92 to ¥3,870, apparently after rice produced in 2025 began to be used for blended rice in earnest.
Brand rice accounted for 68% of total rice sales in the reporting week.
A separate survey covering about 1,200 supermarkets showed that the average price of rice came to ¥3,835, up ¥180. Another survey of some 6,000 retail stores, including drugstores, logged an increase of ¥92 to ¥4,315, reflecting higher prices across various retailers.
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