While the rising cost of butter is starting to impact on Australians, Japan is just battling to get any. Most grocery stores in Japan have had to resort to posting “sorry - butter unavailable” signs, with the lucky few stores forced to ration the small amount of the product they receive intermittently. The shortage is primarily due to dairy farmers leaving the industry following a lack of demand for milk a couple of years ago, which resulted in a glut and much wastage. Additionally, many... ...Read more »