In 1732, rice price had a sharp rise in Edo due to poor harvest in the western part of Japan by locust plague, therefore double amount of rice was shipped from Sendai Domain compared to an average year.
享保17年（1732年）には、西国の蝗害により江戸で米価の暴騰が起こり、例年の倍以上の米が出荷されたとある。