South Korean Government confirms supply plan for rice, soybean, and red bean supply in 2023

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the government supply plan for rice, soybean, and red beans to be used for sowing in the summer of 2023. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs decided on the amount of supply for each crop through consultation with cities and provinces, reflecting policy directions such as raising self-sufficiency of food crops, quality improvement, and promotion of agricultural mechanization and farmers' demands. For rice, it plans to supply 21,800 tons of 25 varieties, including , , and , which are high-quality varieties. Although the supply is the same as in the previous year, the proportion of high-yielding varieties such as was reduced from 20% to 16% in consideration of the policy direction of proper rice production. Soybean supplies 1292p of 9 varieties, and the quantity of and , suitable for paddy cultivation, has been ...