South Korea: Cucumber cultivated area decreased, strong outlook until Chuseok

Poor crop yields greatly reduced Import volume 36% from last year↓ Cucumber prices are on a high streak. At the Garak Market in Seoul on the 17th, the average meridian price per box of 100 cucumbers recorded 115,192 won. It rose 58% from the same day last year (72,747 won) and 88% from the average year (61,295 won). It is also twice the price of the average meridian in August last year (56,226 won). The main reason for this strong price increase is the decrease in the amount brought into the market due to a decrease in the amount of production due to a decrease in the cultivated area and poor cropping conditions. Cucumbers brought to Garak Market on the 17th were 125 tons, down 36% from the same day last year (194 tons). The total import volume of cucumbers also recorded 171 tons, down 40% from the same day last year (284 tons). Kim Hwan-hee, a commissioned researcher at the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute in charge of cucumber ...