Jeju House Tangerines in 'Flood Supply' Emergency - Abnormal Weather Causing Supply Delays 'Suffering'

Published 2025년 7월 3일

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According to the Korea Farmers' Newspaper reporter Kang Jae-nam, Jeju greenhouse mandarin oranges, which have become a representative summer fruit in Korea, are now being shipped in earnest, with concerns rising about potential flood shipments due to initial shipping delays caused by unusual weather conditions. According to the Nonghyup Central Federation Jeju Branch, the projected production volume for 2025 greenhouse mandarin oranges is 26,600 tons, which is expected to decrease by 1.6% compared to the previous year due to reduced fruit set from high temperatures last fall and increased physiological fruit drop during the spring's low temperatures. With unusual weather conditions delaying greenhouse mandarin orange growth, the early heating period was also postponed, resulting in the first harvest occurring approximately 8 days later compared to the previous year. The delayed harvest and shipment of greenhouse mandarin oranges

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Jeju's greenhouse mandarin oranges, which have become a representative summer fruit in Korea, are now being fully shipped, with concerns rising about potential flood shipments due to initial shipping delays caused by abnormal weather conditions. According to the Nonghyup Central Federation Jeju Branch, the expected production volume for the 2025 greenhouse mandarin oranges is 26,600 tons, which is predicted to decrease by 1.6% compared to the previous year due to reduced flowering from last fall's high temperatures and increased physiological fruit drop from spring's low temperatures. With abnormal weather delaying greenhouse mandarin orange growth, the early heating period was also postponed, resulting in the first harvest occurring approximately 8 days later than the previous year. Due to the delayed harvest and shipping of greenhouse mandarin oranges, the cumulative shipment volume for the 2025 season was 1,634.9 tons as of mid-last month, representing a 21.5% decrease compared ...

Source: Agrinet