South Korea: Government releases 11,000 tons of agricultural products such as cabbage for kimchi season and 10,000 tons of sea salt

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Seon-mi = The government will supply approximately 11,000 tons of agricultural products such as cabbage and radish and 10,000 tons of sea salt to the market to stabilize the supply and demand of kimchi ingredients. On the 2nd, the government confirmed the 'measures to stabilize supply and demand of kimchi ingredients' at the emergency economic ministers' meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choo Kyung-ho. The government predicted that although the production of cabbage, the main ingredient for kimchi, was lower than last year and the average year, considering the growth situation, there will be no problems with supply and demand during the peak kimchi season starting in the middle of this month. However, prices of red pepper powder and green onions are expected to rise due to a decrease in supply. Accordingly, the government decided to release about 11,000 tons of agricultural products such as cabbage, ...