Monday, September 13, 2021
On September 10 (Fri.), the first shipment of new Sunflower Rice (sake rice, glutinous rice, and Uruchi rice) produced in 2021 was held at JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office (Branch Manager Kimitoshi Washio).
Three farmers, Yasunori Watanabe, Keiji Fujii, and Takashi Ishii, brought their new rice to the Agricultural Products Collection and Shipping Facility. This year, there were concerns about low temperatures and lack of rainfall in early spring, but they adjusted the amount of water in the paddy fields, and the rice turned out well.
- 1 JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office, Agricultural Products Collection and Shipping Facility
- 2 A commemorative photo of everyone celebrating
- 3 Talk by Mr. Takafumi Kashiwagi, President and Representative Director of JA Kitasorachi
- 4 JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office (Hokuryu Town)
- 5 Related Articles and Websites
JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office, Agricultural Products Collection and Shipping Facility
New rice loaded in a container
New rice brought in
A commemorative photo of everyone celebrating
The first shipment of celebratory wine was presented.
Talk by Mr. Takafumi Kashiwagi, President and Representative Director of JA Kitasorachi
The new rice this year is not bad at any of the branches in terms of yield," he said. As for quality, today was the first time I was shown the milled rice. Perhaps because the temperature was a little high, some cloudy white rice could be seen. We can remove the cloudy white rice by machine, but if we do too much, it will cause yield problems, so it depends on the situation.
The Sorachi region accounts for almost 50% of the entire Hokkaido area in terms of both planted area and shipping volume, and has a significant impact on Hokkaido's volume.
We have received high evaluations from everyone in their messages about our hometown tax return rice. In particular, many people have written highly positive comments about the Sunflower Rice of Hokuryu Town. We believe this is the result of the efforts of the Hokuryu Town Office and other related people in disseminating information and other activities.
This year we have been blessed with good weather, so I think the rice is delicious. We hope that as many people as possible will enjoy the rice of Kita Sorachi," said Mr. Kashiwagi, head of the cooperative.
JA Kitasorachi Hokuryu Branch Office (Hokuryu Town)
With boundless love, gratitude and prayers for the new rice from Hokuryu Town, which is carefully nurtured with great care, full of vitality and superb taste.
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