South Korea: Bibimbap has become more expensive due to the surge in vegetable prices; tomatoes are missing from hamburgers

Published 2024년 10월 15일

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Seoul is experiencing a significant increase in the prices of bibimbap and other traditional Korean dishes due to rising vegetable prices, with tomatoes also becoming scarce for hamburgers due to a heat wave affecting crop growth. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in South Korea is monitoring the situation and expects production to recover in the latter half of the month. The government is preparing measures to stabilize the supply and demand of kimchi ingredients and to maintain an emergency response system to address any future disruptions in the supply and demand of horticultural products due to rapid temperature changes.

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Bibimbap becomes more expensive due to soaring vegetable prices… Tomatoes are missing from hamburgers [News Review] [Anchor] Amid the recent surge in vegetable prices, the price of bibimbap in Seoul has surpassed 11,000 won. Burger companies are also on high alert due to disruptions in tomato supply. Reporter Oh Ju-hyun reports on when vegetable prices will stabilize. [Reporter] A Korean restaurant in Seoul. The cheapest lunch menu item, bibimbap, costs 12,000 won. Last month, the average price of bibimbap in Seoul was 11,038 won, exceeding 11,000 won for the first time. The price of jajangmyeon, kalguksu, naengmyeon, and samgyeopsal remained the same as the previous month, continuing the upward trend. It is interpreted that the rise in the price of major vegetables due to the abnormally high temperature phenomenon has also affected the rise in the price of bibimbap. According to the consumer price trend announced by Statistics Korea last month, vegetable prices rose 11.5%, ...

Source: Yonhapnewstv