Frequent rain during rice and soybean harvest···"Carefully manage quality and quantity"

"We have started harvesting rice, but I am concerned that the continuous rain will delay the harvest. If the harvest period is delayed, it will certainly affect the quality of the rice." Park Seung-seok, the representative of Dangjin Haenarue Rice Cooperative, is concerned about the continuous rain. Farmers have started harvesting rice, but frequent rainy days raise concerns that the harvest period will be delayed. If rice is not harvested at the right time, it will affect the quality of the rice, such as reducing the quality. The optimal time to harvest rice is when more than 90% of the grains are yellow, and harvesting at the right time is necessary to increase the rate of full grains. The representative Park Seung-seok is worried because frequent rain is likely to delay the optimal harvest. The Rural Development Administration has urged management such as draining the rice paddies to ensure stable harvesting of rice as the weather continues to be rainy. Especially since the ...