According to online rumors, it is said that Japan is preparing for war and has hoarded a large amount of food, including rice.
However, some analysts believe that Japan's rice shortage is due to the dry weather last year, which led to a decrease in production in the main rice producing areas. In addition, Japan's previous warning of a "possible major earthquake" resulted in a large amount of grain being hoarded by the public.
It is interesting that Japan is short of rice domestically, but the amount of rice exported has increased by 6.8% compared to the same period last year.
This is because in Japan, the main use of this batch of grain was determined from the beginning of sowing. If this batch of grain is intended for export, it cannot be sold domestically in Japan in principle.
This has also led to the strange phenomenon of Japan's domestic food shortage but increased exports.