Why your salad might cost three times as much to make
(IHT/Asahi: October 14, 2004)
...the recent spell of almost back-to-back typhoons-coupled with heavy downpours-has caused a serious vegetable shortage. Prices, especially for leafy greens, are soaring.
Market prices for many vegetable have doubled-even tripled-in less than two weeks...
...According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the dark cloud hanging over vegetable prices looks set to continue. On Wednesday, the agency announced that Typhoon No. 23 was unfolding and the autumnal rain front was not likely to move on. They said Kanto could expect the wet weather spell to continue for some time.
