South Korea: Despite the price increase of the original Goesan pickled cabbage, orders for kimchi are overflowing

Published 2022년 11월 16일

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Goesan, famous for its pickled cabbage, is struggling to meet orders due to the need for overtime work, even with additional labor. The region, known for its high-quality cabbage, expects to produce 1,052,000 boxes, but only 80% of orders have been filled so far, primarily from farming associations. The price of pickled cabbage has increased due to rising labor and material costs, although consumer demand remains strong due to quality control measures. The cancellation of the kimchi-making festival and simplification of kimchi-making culture may impact total sales, but residents can still purchase the product through local channels.

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(Goesan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Chang-hae = "It is difficult to meet the order volume if 20 workers do not work overtime." On the 16th, in the pickled cabbage farming association in Goesan, Chungcheongbuk-do, hands were busy washing and salting cabbages that were full of yellow flesh. As orders for pickled cabbage increase during the kimchi-making season, this place produces an average of 500 boxes (20 kg) per day. Director Kim Ki-yoon said, "Even though we hired 6 foreign workers in addition to 14 employees, our hands are not enough." Goesan-gun is the first place in the country to start selling salted cabbage in 1998, just in time for the kimchi-making season. Now, pickled cabbage is rumored to be a good source of farm household income and is produced all over the country, but the original pickled cabbage of Goesan-gun remains popular. According to the county, 575 farms in Goesan planted 504 hectares of fall cabbage this year. Through this, 1,052,000 boxes (worth 42.3 ...

Source: Yna