The Seoul Garak-dong Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market, which distributes about 40% of Korea's agricultural products, has seen a decrease in imported cucumbers and an increase in locally grown cucumbers due to increased cultivation. The market prefers cucumbers with a specific color tag, shape, and length, and the average price of cucumbers has been decreasing since 2010, despite the rainy season and high temperatures causing a decline in market shipments. The Rural Development Administration is considering the need to take into account regional differences in cucumber preferences and the reduction in these differences.