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A heat wave and drought led to more chalky rice grains this year. (Hironori Kato)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This summer\u2019s extreme heat has devastated the quality of rice, with the harvest of top-quality rice in Japan dropping to a record low, data showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drought and a record heat wave that persisted until early September caused a lower rice yield, chalkier grains and lower prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the total rice harvested in Japan by the end of this September, only 59.6 percent met the standards to be classified as first-grade rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s down 16 percentage points compared to rice harvested in the same period last year, according to a report released by the agriculture ministry on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The figure is the lowest since 2004, when the current record-keeping method began. The ministry has so far inspected 40 percent of the harvest expected this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Niigata is the hardest-hit prefecture, with the ratio of first-grade rice to total rice harvest dropping 60.9 percentage points to 13.5 percent, on track to fall below the record of 20.3 percent set in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Koshihikari, a popular rice variety grown on more than 60 percent of the prefecture\u2019s rice fields, the figure fell 76.6 percentage points to 3.6 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice production in the prefecture suffered 13.5 billion yen ($89 million) in damages, equivalent to 13 percent of the rice production there in conventional years, due to the heat and drought, according to Niigata prefectural officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRice farmers need support to carry on next year and beyond,\u201d said Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice quality also suffered in the Tohoku region, with the ratio of first-grade rice dropping 30 percentage points to 62.6 percent in Akita Prefecture and 41.7 points to 54.7 percent in Yamagata Prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationwide, 11 prefectures saw the proportion of first-grade rice fall by 10 percentage points or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japan, rice is ranked based on the proportion of high-quality grains, which are characterized by their large size, even shape and bright color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-grade rice contains at least 70 percent high-quality grains. The ratio is 60 to 69 percent for second-grade rice and 45 to 59 percent for third-grade rice. All other rice is classified as substandard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although lower-grade rice may have little difference in taste, it is sold at lower prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address the impact of climate change on rice production, the ministry is promoting heat-resistant varieties, which were already grown in 12.8 percent of the country\u2019s rice fields in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of these, the Niigata-born Shinnosuke variety, had 97.3 percent of its harvest classified as first-grade rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(This article was written by Hironori Kato and Sho Hatsumi.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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