South Korea: The field technical support group for powdered rice will continue to operate next year

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeong Hwang-geun announced on the 13th that "to stably expand the cultivation of powdered rice (powdered rice), we will operate a related on-site technical support group next year and actively support product development of food companies." Minister Jeong visited the rice harvesting site in Geumgang-dong, Iksan-si, Jeollabuk-do and said this. Representatives of the rice production complex specializing in powdered rice and officials from processing companies that introduce related products to consumers attended the site. Minister Jeong had a meeting with them and explained the government's 'Measures to Stabilize Supply and Demand during the Rice Harvest Season' and recent rice market trends, with the main content being quarantine of 450,000 tons of rice. He said, "If short-term supply and demand instability arises, we will solve the problem through drastic measures like this year." Local rice prices turned upward after the ...