早はや場ば米まい

noun

early-harvest rice; early rice

Refers to rice harvested earlier than the main crop, often from warmer regions or early-planted fields. Contrasts with 遅場米 (おくばまい, late-harvest rice).

See also: 遅場米

• 今年ことしは暖あたたかかったので、早はや場ば米まいの収しゅう穫かくが早はやまった。

  Because it was warm this year, the early rice harvest came earlier.

• 早はや場ば米まいは遅おそ場ば米まいより価か格かくが高たかいことが多おおい。

  Early-harvest rice is often more expensive than late-harvest rice.