Starting next year, Garak Market will mandate the "box packaging" for scallions.

Published 2025년 11월 28일

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[Agricultural Fisheries Products News=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] The Seoul Metropolitan Agricultural Products Corporation (President Moon Young-pyo) announced last 27th that it will implement a mandatory box packaging for all scallions delivered to Garak Market starting from January 2nd of next year. The corporation has been operating two new vegetable halls since December of last year, but problems have persisted as scallions were delivered in bulk form, causing a large amount of soil and dust to be generated, which has been degrading the quality of other agricultural products. To prepare for the box packaging of scallions, the corporation has taken measures to trade them in a temporary entry area instead of the vegetable halls, and has gone through a one-year preparation process. The corporation has been working with wholesale market corporations, middle wholesalers, etc. on the packaging of bulk scallions.

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Seoul Metropolitan Agricultural Products Corporation to enforce box packaging for scallions to prevent fine dust and product quality deterioration from shipments Shipments in unpackaged form will be returned The Seoul Metropolitan Agricultural Products Corporation (President Moon Young-pyo) announced on the 27th that starting January 2 of next year, all scallions shipped to Garak Market will be required to be shipped in box packaging. The Corporation has been operating Vegetable Hall 2 since December of last year, but problems have persisted as scallions shipped in loose form have caused large amounts of soil and dust to be generated, deteriorating the quality of other agricultural products. To address this, the Corporation has taken measures to handle scallions in a temporary entry area instead of Vegetable Hall 2 to secure a preparation period for box packaging, and has spent a year in preparation. The Corporation has formed a "Committee for the Promotion of Scallion Packaging" ...
Source: Aflnews

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