Will the price of tofu increase?Worry about the dining table from cold tofu to the season of tofu (CBC TV) --Yahoo! News

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When the weather in summer thought that the shortage and soaring of vegetables hit the kitchen directly, the area around the tofu became scorched. What is happening to summer cold, winter tofu, and miso soup and sucks, and regular members on the dining table throughout the four seasons? In July 2021, industrial groups such as tofu manufacturers issued a document to the retail industries such as supermarkets for plights. The cost of making tofu has risen, and it is difficult to maintain management if it is left as it is, and it is SOS that asks for understanding of raising prices, and it is the first time in 14 years. The environment surrounding tofu, which has been stabilized for a long time, has been stable, with some tofu manufacturers already raised a price of about 10 %. In the background is the lack of soybeans, which are raw materials, and the price rise. Soybeans are divided into domestic and imported soybeans, but in the Japan Tofu Association, "domestic soybeans" were first hit directly in summer weather, like many summer vegetables. Saga and Fukuoka prefectures, a nationwide production area of ​​soybeans, were influenced by the long rain that continued in Kyushu. It seems that Kyushu's soybeans, which had such a high reputation for "large grains" and "high sugar content", were bad. "Imported soybeans" account for 80 % of edible soybeans. 70 % will be harvested in North America and Iowa. However, this is, contrary to the rainy Japan, drought was greatly affected by drought. One Saya usually contains 4 to 5 tablets, but only about two tablets are noticeable. In addition to the weather, the new Coloron virus, which has a global infectious epidemic, has dropped a big shadow on imported soybeans. Corona's evil has caused the sailor moving the ship to be infected, cautiously left the ship, and container ships could not work as before. He also says that the number of container ships that stops in Japan is decreasing. In the United States, where the economy is starting to spread while being alert to the spread of infection, the fare of the container tied to China has dramatically increased, so the number of container ships to Japan has decreased, which causes the amount of soybean imports to be affected. There is. Soybeans are also used as ingredients for edible oil, and in response to soy deficiency, edible oils have already been raised three times in 2021, but the price increase from November has been announced. This is the fourth time a year. Increasing the price of edible oils has a major impact on home, such as fried food, but it also affects the processing of fried tofu and fried tofu for the tofu industry. According to the Japan Tofu Association, soybeans are preserved, so the tofu making for the time being is not a problem due to the stockpiled soybeans, but it is "for the time being". With the current shortage of soybeans, the environment surrounding tofu is expected to increase at the beginning of the year. During the corona, the number of "home rice" to eat at home is increasing, and the demand for tofu is increasingly high. Before the pot season, the price of tofu begins to be haze as if it were over the steam. It is anxious autumn. [East, West, North and North theory (270) by CBC TV Special Commentary Toshisu Kitatsu]