South Korea: Good summer radish and cabbage crops, shipments seem to be above average

[Reporter Woo Jeong-soo, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] With the peak season in September, production of summer cabbage and summer radish increased, and shipments were expected to increase compared to the previous year and the average year. The overall situation of fruits and vegetables, excluding some items, is also the same. However, in the case of dried peppers, which began full-scale shipment in August, production is expected to fall below normal due to sluggish growth compared to the average year. The Korea Rural Economic Institute recently released agricultural observation data on leaf root vegetables, seasoned vegetables, and fruit vegetables containing this information. Summer cabbage cultivation area has decreased The number of production units increased by 9.4% compared to the previous year. Summer radish production: 243,000 tons Shipments expected to increase by 17% compared to the previous year ▲Chinese cabbage, radish, cabbage = This year’s summer ...