産さん業ぎょうの米こめ

expression, noun

staple product of an industry; core product

A set phrase likening an industry's key product to rice as a dietary staple. Often used in business or economic contexts to describe a product that is fundamental to a particular sector.

• 半はん導どう体たいは「産さん業ぎょうの米こめ」と呼よばれている。

  Semiconductors are called the 'staple product of industry'.

• この素そ材ざいはまさに産さん業ぎょうの米こめと言いえるだろう。

  This material can truly be called the core product of the industry.