Koreans consume the most expensive imported fruits

Published 2021년 3월 3일

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The article highlights the findings of the Consumer Citizens' Meeting regarding the high prices of imported fruits in South Korea compared to 10 other countries. The research, conducted twice in 2020, focused on 24 fruit items across major cities, revealing that South Korea has the highest prices for bananas, grapefruits, pineapples, and mangoes. The significant price increases for these fruits over the years, especially bananas which has surged by 99.1% since 2015, are noted. The article calls for measures to stabilize supply and demand, such as increasing the self-sufficiency rate of domestic agricultural products and diversifying import sources.

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Consumer Citizens' Meeting, Comparison of 10 Countries Mango and Grapefruit, etc. are the most expensive. The price of imported fruits in Korea is the most expensive among the 10 major countries. The Consumer Citizens' Meeting recently revealed that this was the result of comparing prices of 24 items in major cities in 10 countries twice in August and October last year. The countries surveyed were Korea, China, Japan, Australia, the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Spain, and the average exchange rate from July to December last year was 1153.65 won per dollar. The price of imported bananas was 13,200 won per bunch (less than 3 kg), the highest in Korea. This was followed by Japan (12,405 won), China (10,988 won), Germany (8028 won), and Australia (7973 won). The price of imported bananas in Korea rose 99.1% compared to 2015, the highest among 10 countries. The price of one imported grapefruit was also expensive in the order of Korea (3015 won), Japan ...

Source: Nongmin