Fig. 1From: Will organic sake intoxicate consumers? Procurements of rice as bottlenecks and comparative procurement strategies by four brewers in JapanShipment of Japanese sake (million liters). The trend of the overall production of sake has declined. The trend is attributed to the decline of the production of non-premium sake. The production of specifically designated sake, premium sake, increased from 2012 to 2017. The sale after the East-Japan earthquake and tsunami could contribute to this increase as the consumers notice the quality of premium sake [3]. Modified from [4]Back to article page