[Item Focus/Mixed Cabbage] After Chuseok, shipments increase and consumption decreases... prices fluctuate wildly

As soon as the Chuseok holiday ended, a cold wind began to blow through the prices of napa cabbage. Wholesale prices fell by more than 30% due to the sharp increase in shipments after Chuseok and the decrease in consumption. With the upcoming kimchi-making season also acting as a detriment, a price rebound in the near future seems difficult. On the first opening day after the Chuseok holiday closure of the Garakdong Agricultural Products Wholesale Market on the 9th, 130 tons of napa cabbage were brought into the market, nearly double the amount of the previous business day. The average daily intake has been maintained at around 90 to 100 tons due to the concentrated supply that could not be shipped during the holiday period. However, the consumption demand, which shrank right after the holiday, is difficult to sustain. Therefore, the average wholesale price of napa cabbage (8kg, product) fell by nearly 40% to the 6000 won range after Chuseok, from 17,290 won between September 29 ...