Kyodo: японские магазины тофу испытывают сложности из-за роста цен на сою

Published Aug 15, 2022

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Japanese tofu sellers are facing challenges due to a surge in imported soybean prices. Despite a shrinking market, the tofu market was still above 300 billion yen ($2.25 billion) in the past year, driven by people eating more at home due to the pandemic. However, around 42% of mid-sized and small Japanese grocery stores that sell tofu saw a loss last fiscal year. Prices of overseas soybeans are expected to rise by 30% in 2022 compared to the previous year and 75% compared to 2015, while the average price of tofu has remained roughly the same since 2015.

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Difficulties due to the increase in prices for imported soybeans are experiencing many Japanese stores that sell tofu. This was reported by the news agency Kyodo News. About 42% of mid-sized and small Japanese grocery stores selling tofu were in the red last fiscal year, according to Teikoku Databank. While the tofu market has shrunk since peaking at 338 billion yen ($2.5 billion) in fiscal 2016, the rate of decline has slowed. At the same time, the market is still above 300 billion yen ($2.25 billion) as more people eat at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, the report said. Prices of overseas-produced soybeans will rise 30% in 2022 from a year earlier and 75% from 2015, according to Teikoku Databank. At the same time, the average price of tofu ...

Source: Oilworld