{"id":151813,"date":"2023-03-03T11:39:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T02:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=151813&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:39:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T02:39:34","slug":"high-bid-of-2-million-yen-for-8-pieces-of-sagas-nijumaru-citrus-fruit","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/high-bid-of-2-million-yen-for-8-pieces-of-sagas-nijumaru-citrus-fruit\/","title":{"rendered":"High Bid of 2 Million Yen for 8 Pieces of Saga&#8217;s &#8216;Nijumaru&#8217; Citrus Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saga Prefecture auctioned off its luxury citrus fruit &#8220;Nijumaru&#8221; for the first time in its third year in Saga City, where the highest bid was won for 2 million yen with a congratulatory price for a box of 8 pieces. &#8220;Nijumaru&#8221; is a new citrus fruit variety characterized by its satisfying size and sweetness. Efforts are being made to establish the brand of &#8220;Nijumaru&#8221; by expanding production, and about 90 tons are scheduled to be shipped to Saga Prefecture, Tokyo, Osaka, and other places this season. The shipment of &#8220;Nijumaru&#8221; will be carried out until the end of this month, and it is expected to be sold at a price of around 1,000 yen to 1,500 yen per piece at the store. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/saga\/20230302\/5080013988.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_nijumaru-saga_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C934&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"High Bid of 2 Million Yen for 8 Pieces of Saga's 'Nijumaru' Citrus Fruit\" width=\"1400\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_nijumaru-saga_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_nijumaru-saga_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_nijumaru-saga_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/fnn_nijumaru-saga_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000233.000018574.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PR times<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu area news and events in English regularly.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up for our <\/span><b>free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> weekly newsletter. 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