“Apples and pine nuts are in sufficient supply… No supply disruptions expected for pears either”

Published 2025년 1월 8일

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The Korea Fruit Agricultural Cooperatives Association and the National Fruit APC Operation Association have made a commitment to ensure stability in fruit supply and demand for the Lunar New Year holiday. Despite a decrease in pear production, the large quantity of apples, especially for gift sets, and adequate pear supply in each production area ensure no disruptions. The organizations plan to set reasonable prices and supply a stable quantity, working with distributors. They will also store and supply fruits from the production site stage.

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The Korea Fruit Agricultural Cooperatives Association (Chairman Park Cheol-seon, Chairman of Chungbuk Horticultural Cooperative) and the National Fruit APC Operation Association (Chairman Koo Bon-kwon, Chairman of Chungnam Asan Horticultural Cooperative) announced that they will do their utmost to stabilize fruit supply and demand at the production site level in time for the Lunar New Year holiday (January 29). According to the ‘2024 Apple and Pear Production Survey Results’ released by Statistics Korea in December last year, apples were produced at 460,000 tons, up 16.6% from the previous year, and pears were produced at 178,000 tons, down 2.9%. According to the two organizations, a survey of the status of agricultural product distribution centers (APCs) in major fruit production areas nationwide found that apples were secured in large quantities, each sized at 350-380g, which are often used in gift sets. It was also reported that each production area had enough pears to not ...

Source: Nongmin