Chives shipments drop significantly in South Korea, price soaring strong

The price of chives continues to be stronger than last year and the average year. At the Garak Market in Seoul on the 13th, the average price of meridians per box of 10 kg of chives was 56,095 won. It more than doubled the meridian price of 23,752 won on the same day last year, and it rose by 39% from the average in July last year (44,440 won). On the same day, the meridian price of peeled chives recorded 148,014 won. On the same day last year, the meridian price rose about 2.7 times from 53,969 won, and increased by 88% from the average in July last year (78,800 won). The strong price of chives is due to the fact that the quantity that can be shipped to the market has decreased due to poor crops due to the high temperature that came earlier than usual and the rainy season. Koo Ja-geon (65), who grows and distributes chives in Yesan, Chungcheongnam-do, complained, “The high temperature started about a month earlier than usual, causing severe pests and diseases, and ...