South Korea: Due to typhoon damage and drought, raspberry yield in Janggi-myeon, Pohang plunged to 50%

(Pohang = Yonhap News) Reporter Daesung Son = Residents of Janggi-myeon, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, are struggling with the decrease in production of raspberries, a specialty product. According to Pohang City and Janggi Agricultural Cooperatives on the 26th, the number of raspberries expected to be produced in Janggi-myeon this year is about 160 tons, which is only half of 320 tons of the average year. The reason for the decrease in raspberry production is that the typhoons in 2020 and 2021 caused great damage to raspberry trees. In addition, due to long-term continuous cultivation, the yield decreased, and as the drought overlapped this year, the power of the tree was rapidly weakened. In many cases, farmers have given up on cultivation due to old age. The number of farm households growing wild strawberries in Janggi-myeon was 340 households (57 ha) in 2020, but decreased to 160 households (35 ha) in 2021. Pohang started cultivating raspberries around 50 years ago, ...