If I rememeber correctly it costs nearly 1500 yen per kilo.
No, you mean 1500 yen per five kilo bag. I just picked up some yesterday.
Still, I am ambivalent about this. Japanese farmers produce excellent quality produce and rice. Japan already imports most of its wheat and even soybeans.
I realize some compromise is needed, but I don’t want Japan’s family farms to be swallowed and streamlined into corporate agribusiness.
$8.50/lb ?
Check my math...