Why the food has increased in price?

Lately grain such as sweet corn and wheat and soybean, the dairy product and the meats etc soar, also all foods have increased in price furthermore attendant upon the price hike of the heavy oil.As for the main primary factor where grain price of the world of especially recent years has soared…
The drought of the countries which begin 1 Australia and, meteorological disaster such as water shortage occurs frequently, supply of the food has become unstable.
To europe and america it converts also dietary life in China which continues 2 economic growth, demand for meat diet increases, demand for the grain which becomes the fodder of the animal product increases.
３　increased demand for grain for the production of non-edible biomass ethanol。
other、population growth in emerging economies、such as the inflow of speculative funds into commodity markets is raised。

although it is not grain also、butter、it also has become scarce, such as dairy cheese、why?。milk、consumption has decreased from a few years ago、surplus milk had been skimmed milk powder stock is processed into butter and。so much further out、milk or abandoned、policies to reduce the number of cattle had been taken。(toward the house livestock、i think that painful)

however、butter was a major exporter worldwide、australia because of drought、production of dairy products fell。furthermore, the rapidly growing chinese economy、there is also demand for butter and cheese have increased over western food culture is、trading price of butter in foreign countries has soared。thereby、excess inventory of domestic butter until now was no longer a stretch、i also do not state name of only the production of butter milk。

it also takes time to increase the number of cattle had to reduce the future addition、since we are soaring grain and feed、one very dairy、situation becomes stable and can not be said immediately。with the rising price of oil further、like々food has risen。

japan’s food self-sufficiency rate will have fallen because?

1965a year73%japan’s food self-sufficiency rate was also(calorie-based)is、decreases rapidly、1998since much40%will、2007at last year39%was turned away。this is also the lowest level in the world’s major industrialized countries。

one of the reasons for japan’s self-sufficiency rate has dropped、is the westernization of diet。reducing the consumption of rice in particular、looking at the annual consumption per capita、 2002in fiscal60.09kg、1962of year118.3kghas been almost halved compared to the。 and see also the consumption of meat、for example1steak was a special treat once a month、10the sun1was a side dish of time becomes。and pork also、egg、has also increased consumption of vegetable oils。

diet in addition、consumption of vegetables such as cheap imports than domestic production has increased the price along with eating out and that the use of home-meal replacement increases、increase of decrease of farmland and abandoned farmland by the policy of the country also、raised as well as the aging of production。

and to producers to meet、issues such as aging and climate anomaly、to assign a lot of work and is accompanied、low price of the harvested material、i will often hear that the management is painful、in poultry farm、is likely to be forced out of business may go up in price by feed。more of us to make a food producer that is essential for us to live々must not eat、i think there should be no such country。

on the next page、introducing the issue on the back of the dining table of rich japanese。· · ·＞＞ 1the page、current status and food have risen、although i introduced the problem of self-sufficiency rate decline 、this page、table is the story of japan has led to the problem of world food and water quantity。

and rely on imports、load on the environment

countries rely on imports for food like japan、 food mileage will be higher。country food mileage is high、increase the amount of carbon dioxide emissions are said to cause global warming、you are determined to put a burden on the environment。also lead to damage crops such as the impact of sea level rise and extreme weather and global warming progresses。

mileage is about the food、for details please click here。

also eat too much meat、lead to problems of food, water

further、to rely on imports、not only give to the environment、it also affects the problem of food and water, including overseas。

on earth64of the one hundred million people、in developing countries8one hundred million or more people々it is said to have fallen into chronic undernourishment is。in fact、people each year all over the world300kg i’ve heard that are produced more grain crops only go around、not quite the reality is that it is well blanket。

one of the reasons that、high demand in the country carnivorous economic development as the developed countries、about consumption of grain70%we turn to feed the。grain and feed imports are mostly deals。for example, beef1kg about to produce a11kg grain of，pork1kg in7kg、chicken1kg in4kg，egg1kg in3kg grains of it is said that it is the calculation had been consumed。also for people all over the world to the lives of ordinary japanese，the earth2.4 be required each is also estimated with a total。

「among the、i do not eat meat only domestic」some people think that with the hope that it will be、most of the feed of livestock are being raised in japan are imported from abroad、-fed livestock products imported into self-sufficiency rate will not be converted。

we japanese also、by eating a lot of meat、i have consumed large amounts of grain。and in japan is、years about1900i have thrown away as garbage ten thousand tons of food。 2,000million tons of developing countries 7000ten thousand or more people々is１it is a layer comparable to the amount eaten per year。 at home is also about half that1000we discard the ten thousand tons。if converted into food scraps out of the home price、year about3.2there is also a calculation that will also trillion yen。

beef bowl1bathtub full10cups of water?

we are the japanese more、we also consume water than you think。

we、drinking、or food、in addition to direct consumption of water, such as take a bath、water consumption has been also indirectly。for example, even to eat rice、a lot of water has been used during rice cultivation is。off the coast of the institute of industrial science, university of tokyo　professor stem large group、the water was turned on in order to produce food japan imported「virtual(input)water」you are。

oki　professor stem group estimates that a large、 meat1kg beef and to calculate the virtual water that is used in the production of grain needed per1kg is wed20,700 m3/t、pork1kg in5,900 m3/t、chicken1kg in4,500 m3/tto will also be。

as an example a little also easy to understand、2008years1month22in the yomiuri shimbun of the day(oki　estimates of the group by professor taikan)、beef bowl１bathtub full10says that he’ll be an also be used cups。

social development and the rapid increase in the population in many parts of the world、water shortage has occurred in natural disasters such as drought。water scarcity is、led to lack of food or、also lead to changes in ecosystem。japanese table in the back of the rich、that there is a serious problem、what we should not know more。

japanese imports become sick can not eat enough

roughly speaking without fear of misunderstanding、lifestyle-related diseases, even though it has increased from obesity due to overeating, such as、imported food and water from going overseas、discard food that can not eat on the other hand ·、figure that is inconsistent indescribably、situation in japan is。

from now on、japan is the power of money as the other previous、to collect food from all over the world will become more difficult。osaere if consumption is wasted each one of us、it lowers the need for imports is suppressed consumption of the entire food、if obesity prevention kokorogakere a moderate diet、would also be useful to improve the health。

on the next page、consider what we can do our consumers。· · ·＞＞ 2the page、japan relies on imports of table、although i introduced that also led to problems of the world’s food, water 、on this page、consider what you can do to our consumer。

increase your japanese

but「i do not i can not be changed in my personal self-sufficiency rate」、do not you think, and。it may be surprising、rice every day you1zen eat alone a lot、food self-sufficiency rate8%will increase。

bread is also、butter or margarine absolutely、and dressing to salad because it uses、it is tempting to many oils and fats intake、rice will be a low-calorie diet even compared to the fat intake。even if every morning to eat ham and eggs for example、than bread and coffee、rice and miso soup(with vegetables and seaweed)found in combination with、will be well balanced nutritional food is eaten by a variety of。

for self-sufficiency rate is something quite hard to change eating habits、what would health will also help?　let’s also increase the rice diet for your wallet。

local production for local consumption、is moderate diet、protect health and the environment

the more rice paddy growing demand for、self-sufficiency rate rise is not only、prevent flooding、is layered effects, such as to absorb the carbon dioxide that cause global warming。 rice also, but not limited to、what you want to have a consciousness of choosing domestic products as much as possible other ingredients。

vegetables is carried from a distant country、not only put a burden on the environment、take a long time to hit the shelves such as transportation and censorship、nutritional value will decrease。 「local production for local consumption」strive for that is、our health、it it will also protect the environment and agriculture and natural。

and another、it is also important to not eat too much。including japan, the united states、in developed countries such as europe、when the rich look historically economically、the more meat consumption、tend to be lifestyle-related diseases would increase。like in the u.s.々i research is carried out、meat and fats and oils sparingly of animal food、vegetables to the staple food grains、seaweed、and fruits like々take the food 「new japanese-style diet」 has been recommended to try to role model。

body fat does not cause trouble to(egg、including animal foods such as dairy products)is the ratio of、about diet20%is said to、this is the ratio of the traditional western diet、showa also45～46is approximately equal to the consumption of meat so the japanese diet of around。in japan、2005years6month、１the sun「what」「how much」clearly showed a good indication of whether you eat 「food guide spinning top」 is announced、spread have been promoted from the viewpoint of nutrition education and health。

of what usually with a sharp and「feast」

rather than do not eat meat at all of course、is that let’s start by looking at reducing the first minute that eating too much。for example, rather than hamburger and dawn、or try mixing half of the meat and vegetables and hijiki、let’s devised to be eaten in combination with various things as much as possible。rather than eat a lot cheaper、things in moderation may be slightly higher。

the dinner table every day that the feast is current as of、as a decade ago、special feast days with the distinction between halle and hair、you need to give sharp and usually low on the hog、「feast」will be able to realize that the meaning of。

reduce the consumption of meat tend to eat too much、「those of local seasonal、important to get moderate diet」diet that is、also to our health、also increase the rate of food self-sufficiency、overseas food and water、what is not it also lead to consideration of environmental issues。although it is not simply a problem that can be solved by simply changing the eating habits of consumers of course、in our society table、and i think it is time we must recognize that you are firmly connected to the world。

to protect the health of our personal important thing is of course also、if by pointing your eyes to the world、「health」i think that can pursue and it’s also a luxury。

reference/
– 『the world’s water crisis、water issues in japan』 （institute of industrial science, university of tokyo human and social sector system professor oki large stem）
– japan’s food dependency on foreign things has brought (jitsukyoshuppan)
– amount of food situation in japan (national movement tries to eat rice)
– of4section　challenge to the future (ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries)
other

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– to know the other side of the food! food mileage game (food and health)
– japanese secret of longevity　rice of life (food and health)
– effective use of surplus food!　food bank (food and health)

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