"Jeollanam-do Criticizes Government for Leaving Onion Price Plunge Solely to Government Measures"

The Jeollanam-do Provincial Council's Agriculture and Fisheries Committee members criticized the province's insufficient response to the sharp decline in onion prices. At the first regular session of the 391st Jeollanam-do Provincial Council's Agriculture and Fisheries Committee held on the 9th, members expressed concerns that the province is solely relying on government measures to address the recent onion price drop. Assemblyman Park Sung-jae (Democratic Party, Haenam 2) stated, "While onion cultivation areas have decreased, market prices have fallen to half their previous level," and pointed out that "although surveys of cultivation areas are being conducted to prevent recurring agricultural product price collapses, they are difficult to trust." He added, "With onion prices plummeting in most Jeollanam-do regions, onion farmers are left in a state of despair," and emphasized that "to prevent recurrence, thorough cultivation area surveys, data establishment, and practical ...