[Livestock and Fisheries Newspaper=Livestock and Fisheries Newspaper] It has been revealed that the volume of domestically procured livestock, fishery, and agricultural products for military rations has dropped to half its original level following the expansion of privately contracted catering. Initial concerns have materialized. This is due to privately contracted suppliers selected for military rations reducing the proportion of raw livestock, fishery, and agricultural products and significantly increasing the proportion of processed foods instead, citing rising prices as a reason. An analysis by Representative Eo Gi-gu, Chairman of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, Fisheries, Food, and Marine Committee (Democratic Party of Korea, Dangjin), of military ration supply data submitted by the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives and the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives showed that the basic ration allowance for each soldier, set at 13,000 won in 2022, has since been affected by rising prices.