Heavy vegetables are in serious downturn and production area predicament in Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Due to the serious market slump, heavy vegetable producing areas such as Japanese radish and Chinese cabbage are struggling. Growth has progressed in fine weather since autumn, and even in December, the transaction price has remained at the lowest level for the past five years. The price is far from the remanufacturing price, and the household income is seriously damaged. There are some production areas that voluntarily suppress the shipment volume, and the production system that supports stable supply may be shaken. Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which boasts the highest production of Chinese cabbage in the fall and winter. Daikon radishes are lined up on the plateau facing Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay as they are harvested to curb shipping. Yukio Sugino, the head of the Miura City Cooperative Association 57) Produce daikon radish etc. with my wife and son on 1.8 hectares. "It's not a good year without typhoon damage. Vegetables grown by hand salting is also a box price." The ...