[2025 National Assembly InspectionㅣaT] "Call for a complete re-examination of the livestock and aquaculture discount support program"

Criticism of Imported Agricultural Products Falling Short of Quality Standards Failure to Pass Safety Inspections Also an Issue Despite Knowing Tricks of Large Retailers, Proceeding Anyway Reproach for Failing to Provide Discount Support Budget During this year's national audit of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT), questions from lawmakers focused on the import of agricultural products, the discount support program for livestock and poultry products, and the online wholesale market for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products. First, Representative Jeon Jong-deok of the Justice Party (proportional representation) pointed out issues with the introduction of TRQ (tariff rate quota) onions that the government pushed for during the early onion harvest this year. Representative Jeon Jong-deok stated, "aT imported 4,489 tons of TRQ onions in 2023, 5,384 tons in 2024, and 28,850 tons this year," and criticized, "Especially this year, despite requests from ...