South Korea: Fruit and vegetable prices emergency due to cold wave and heavy snow

The photo shows citizens choosing tangerines at a large supermarket in Seoul on the 26th. 2023.12.26/News1 ⓒ News11The prices of fruits and vegetables are skyrocketing due to the cold wave and heavy snowfall that continued in December. In particular, the burden on ordinary people is expected to increase when demand increases ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) on the 3rd, the consumer price of apples (10) as of the 2nd was 29,672 won, a 33.8% increase compared to the previous year. The price of 10 pears also soared by 32.5% compared to the previous year, reaching 33,911 won. Tangerines (10 pieces) also rose 25.8% to 4,213 won compared to last year, which was 3,350 won, and sweet persimmons (10 pieces) became expensive by a whopping 41.1% to 17,651 won. ‘The same goes for vegetable prices. During the same period last year, the consumer price of one head of cabbage, which was 3,837 won, rose 8.1% to 4,147 won, ...