"Only now is the price of Hanwoo beef rising" ··· Farmers in Gangwon province are worried about a shortage of feed

Published 2025년 11월 18일

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[Korean Farmers' Newspaper Reporter Lee Woo-jung] Due to the decrease in forage harvest and quality decline caused by the autumnal monsoon, the high price of rice straw, and the surge in imported hay prices due to the rising exchange rate, Gangwon Hanwoo farmers are facing difficulties. On the 12th, when visiting Hwacheon County, Ju Jae-geun, an auditor of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Federation of Korean Livestock Farmers Association, was inspecting the amount of rice straw used for silage in Gompo. Although Auditor Ju Jae-geun planted forage on a scale of 11,000 pyeong this year, the harvest has decreased by about 30% compared to previous years due to the summer heatwave and autumnal monsoon. In this situation, they are only waiting for the arrival of imported hay and imported sawdust. The main auditor said, "Hanwoo

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Due to the decrease in forage harvest and quality deterioration caused by the autumnal rainy season, the high price of rice straw, and the surge in the price of imported hay due to the exchange rate, beef cattle farmers in Gangwon Province are in distress. On the 12th, when visiting Hwacheon County, the auditor of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Association of the Korean Livestock Farmers Association, Ju Jae-geun, who raises about 70 beef cattle, was inspecting the amount of rice straw used for silage. Auditor Ju Jae-geun planted forage crops on a scale of 11,000 pyeong this year, but due to the summer heatwave and the autumnal rainy season, the harvest yield decreased by about 30% compared to previous years. In this situation, they are only waiting for imported hay and imported sawdust to arrive. Auditor Ju lamented, "The price of beef cattle has not been good for three and a half years, but it has just started to rise a bit, and due to the autumnal rainy season, ...
Source: Agrinet

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