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Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October twenty-ninth. Egg prices in Japan have hit a record high. Let's listen.

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Egg prices have gone up again.

It means price.

The farm ministry checked October food prices and announced the results.

It means to announce.

They checked four hundred seventy supermarkets across the country.

It means the whole country.

It is the ministry for farming and food.

A pack of ten eggs cost three hundred twelve yen on average.

It means average.

That is up three yen from last month.

It means last month.

It is the highest price since the survey began in two thousand three.

It means to check or look into.

The cause is the bird flu that spread last winter.

It means cause.

Many chickens died, so the number of eggs went down.

It means number or amount.

It means to spread.

New hens need five to six months before they lay eggs.

It means to lay eggs or give birth.

It means to become fewer.

Also, at the end of the year, more people use eggs in winter stews and cakes.

It means the end of the year.

Imported beef was four hundred fifty-one yen per hundred grams, tying its record.

It means import.

It means to increase.

The weak yen and dry weather in America are the causes.

It means the yen is weak.

Chicken thigh was one hundred fifty-six yen per hundred grams, a record high.

It means the highest ever.

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Quiz time.

Three hundred twelve yen.

Bird flu that spread last winter.

Four hundred fifty-one yen.

Five to six months.

That's all for this evening. Thanks for listening. See you next time.