"Crisis in the Shine Muscat: Urgent need for selection based on 'sugar content'"

Published 2025년 11월 28일

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[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Reporter U Jeong-soo] Recently, an opinion was presented that to promote the consumption of Shinse Muskmelon, whose consumer preference has sharply declined in recent years, quality must be strengthened through selection focusing on sweetness and coloring. On November 24-25, 85 grape farmers from the Sangju region visited the Garakdong Wholesale Market of Agricultural and Marine Products in Seoul. In the presence of Lee Young-shin, Deputy Director of the Central Fruit and Vegetable Agency, Jeong In-shil, Director of the Seoul Branch of the National Fruit Wholesalers Association, Kim Sam-do, Chairman of the Nonghyp Garak Auction House Wholesalers Association, and various wholesale corporation grape auctioneers, a "Field Meeting for Grape Consumption Promotion and Quality Innovation" was held to seek solutions to the problem of price collapse due to sluggish consumption of Shinse Muskmelon.

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Thorough selection is urgent for quality control In a shared understanding of the need for on-site officials Voices for reducing farm transaction fees Recently, opinions have been presented that, in order to promote the consumption of Shine Muscat, whose consumer preference has sharply declined in recent years, quality must be strengthened through selection centered on sugar content and coloring. On November 24-25, 85 grape farmers from Sangju region visited the Garak Wholesale Market of Agricultural and Fishery Products in Seoul. They held a 'Field Meeting for Grape Consumption Promotion and Quality Innovation' in the presence of Lee Young-shin, Deputy Director of the Central Agricultural Products and Fisheries Quality Management Corporation, Jeong In-shil, Director of the Seoul Branch of the National Fruit Wholesalers Association, Kim Sam-do, Chairman of the Garak Wholesale Market Wholesalers Association, and various wholesale companies' grape auctioneers, to seek solutions to ...

Source: Agrinet