(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yoon-gu = Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong announced on the 11th that the transaction amount for the online wholesale market of agricultural, livestock, and fishery products next year is expected to reach 1.5 trillion won. Minister Song stated this during the presidential work report held at the Government Complex Sejong, emphasizing efforts to reform the distribution of agricultural and livestock products. This year, the transaction amount target of 1 trillion won was achieved early last month. Minister Song also said, "We will strengthen the competition in the wholesale market and increase its public nature." He added that the bill to serve as the basis for this has passed the standing committee. Minister Song said, "We will make an app for frugal consumer information available next year so that consumers can know the prices." He said, "We will strengthen the care for the nation's food," and added, "Next year, we will enact the Food Security Act, expand the cultivation of grains other than rice, expand the consumption base, and increase the self-sufficiency rate." Minister Song announced that the export of "K-Food Plus," which combines agricultural and food products with related industries, will be expanded to 15 billion dollars. He said that he will strengthen the safety net for advanced agricultural income management and support the cultivation of young agricultural talents. Regarding the rural basic income project, he said, "We will start a pilot project in 10 counties next year" and "lead the virtuous cycle of the regional economy." Minister Song also announced that he will push for the systematization of farming-type solar power and the creation of sunlight income villages. Minister Song proposed the reform of the Agricultural Cooperatives (Nong-hyup) as one of the reform issues. He said, "We will strengthen democratic control over the Agricultural Cooperatives through the reform of the Agricultural Cooperatives" and "a high-intensity special audit is underway." He further stated that the government's oversight function will be strengthened, "We will increase the transparency of the Agricultural Cooperatives' funds and personnel management, and the cooperatives will improve their control and governance structure." President Lee Jae-myung said, "The Agricultural Cooperatives are a real problem. There were many illegalities in the election process, arrests, and investigations," and pointed out, "The cooperatives' chairman should not have too much authority." He instructed, "What is needed is to request an investigation and conduct a thorough audit." Minister Song recently opened an anonymous reporting center for the Agricultural Cooperatives' business corruption, misconduct, etc.