HOKKAIDO –
The edamame harvest has begun in Nakasatsunai, Hokkaido, one in every of Japan’s main manufacturing areas, with favorable climate supporting sturdy progress and farmers anticipating about 3,000 tons of the native specialty to be harvested by mid-September.
At Sato Farm in Nakasatsunai, massive harvesting machines are transferring via fields full of plump edamame pods as this 12 months’s crop reaches maturity.
Nakasatsunai is understood for producing significantly candy and flavorful edamame, helped by the massive distinction between daytime and nighttime temperatures within the space.
Weather circumstances have been favorable in 2026, and the crop has developed easily, with farmers reporting that the beans have stuffed out effectively inside their pods.
Takumi Sato of Sato Farm mentioned, “There were plenty of pods and the beans had filled out nicely, so the crop felt promising. When people think of Nakasatsunai, they think of edamame, so I hope everyone enjoys eating them.”
Harvesting will proceed via mid-September. JA Nakasatsunai expects farms inside its jurisdiction to supply round 3,000 tons this season.
The freshly harvested edamame can be shipped to markets throughout Japan and also will be out there at direct-sales retailers in Nakasatsunai.
Source: HBCニュース 北海道放送