Prices remain high.

Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By AI from "Isesaki FM".

Rice prices remain high.

While rice is in short supply at supermarkets nationwide, some supermarkets in the prefecture have started distributing new rice, but prices remain about 1.5 times higher than last year.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is calling on consumers to remain calm, saying that the shortage is expected to be gradually resolved in the future. While rice stocks had decreased due to the extreme heat last summer and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people buying rice has increased dramatically since last month, causing shortages at supermarkets across the country.