[Reporter Hong Lan, Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] Following the 2021 military meal reform, the proportion of domestically produced agricultural, livestock, and fishery products in military procurement has sharply decreased to less than half. As imported and processed foods fill the gap left by the reduced domestic ingredients, concerns about the quality of military meals and ingredient safety are growing. According to data submitted by the Ministry of National Defense and the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, as received by Representative Im Mi-ae of the Democratic Party of Korea (proportional representation), the proportion of military procurement of agricultural, livestock, and fishery products, which stood at 81.6% in 2021, dropped to 43.2% in 2024. This decrease is analyzed as a result of the combined effect of the reduction in the contract proportion of agricultural, livestock, and fishery cooperatives and the freezing of basic meal costs.