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July 26th is 'Doyo no Ushi no Hi': Eel Prices Expected to Drop This Year

In Nishio City, eel farmers gather at the fishing cooperative as Doyo no Ushi no Hi approaches. With an unusually large catch of young eels this year, prices are expected to drop by about 10 percent. Will this rare bargain make the summer tradition more accessible for everyone?

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今月こんげつ26にちは、「土用どようのうしの」です。日本にっぽんでは、このに、うなぎをべる習慣しゅうかんがあります。
愛知県あいちけん西尾市にしおしでは、うなぎをたくさんそだてています。16にちは、40cmぐらいのおおきさのうなぎが、漁協ぎょきょうあつまっていました。
漁協ぎょきょうによると、うなぎのどもがたくさんとれたので、今年ことしは、うなぎがやすくなっています。
漁協ぎょきょうひとは「おおくのもの値段ねだんがっています。しかし、うなぎは去年きょねんより10%ぐらいやすえるみせがあるとおもいます」とはなしていました。

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July 26th is 'Doyo no Ushi no Hi'. In Japan, there is a custom of eating eel on this day. In Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, many eels are raised. On the 16th, eels about 40 cm in size gathered at the fishing cooperative. According to the fishing cooperative, a large number of young eels were caught, so the price of eel is lower this year. A person from the fishing cooperative said, 'The prices of many things are rising. However, I think there are stores where you can buy eel about 10% cheaper than last year.'

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