South Korea: Chuseok table setting, traditional market price at 220,000 won and large mart at 280,000 won

Published 2021년 9월 6일

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The Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation has found that a Chuseok dinner for a family of six to seven people this year will cost 220,000 won at a traditional market, which is 21% cheaper than a large supermarket. However, the cost of setting up a Chuseok dinner has increased by 5% for traditional markets and 6% for large supermarkets compared to the previous year. The prices of fruits and livestock products have risen, while the prices of vegetables and some aquatic products have decreased compared to the previous year. The prices of livestock products, vegetables, and other processed products are particularly low in Garak Mall. The prices of agricultural and livestock products for Chuseok are expected to stabilize due to increased production and demand.

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(Korea Agricultural Newspaper = Reporter Eun-Young Yoo) This year's Chuseok dinner is 220,000 won at a traditional market, which is 21% cheaper than a large supermarket (280,000 won). The Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation (President Kim Kyung-ho) announced the results of a survey on the cost of setting up a Chuseok dinner in 2021 for a total of 22 places including traditional markets, hypermarkets, and Garak Market Garak Mall in 5 districts and 7 districts in Seoul ahead of Chuseok. . On August 31st, 9 members of the Seoul Price Survey Monitoring Team visited 14 traditional markets including Yongmun Market in Yongsan-gu, 7 large marts such as E-Mart, and Garak Mall to investigate the purchase cost of major Chuseok items. Reflecting the increasingly short table setting trend, KDHC focused on 36 major seasonal items (based on families of 6 to 7 people) that are in high demand for Chuseok. The cost of purchasing a large mart this year was 288,616 won, up 6% from the previous ...

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