The Jeonnam Headquarters of the Agricultural Cooperative visits rice purchasing sites during the rice harvest season.

Published 2025년 10월 23일

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The Jeonnam Headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Headquarters Director Lee Gwang-il) visited the Okcheon Agricultural Cooperative's OK Rice Center purchase site in Haenam on the 20th as the purchase of this year's public reserve rice, Sanbul Barley, began in earnest. This site visit was attended by Headquarters Director Lee Gwang-il, Okcheon Agricultural Cooperative Chairman Yoon Chi-young, Haenam Branch Director Ha Jeong-pil, and other related parties. They checked the progress of the purchase and listened to issues at the harvester sites, discussing response measures. Meanwhile, in the Jeonnam region, rice blast disease has recently occurred in approximately 13,330 hectares (about 4.1 times the increase compared to the previous year), raising concerns about a decrease in rice milling rate and quality. Accordingly, the Agricultural Cooperative is taking measures to prevent the mixing of damaged rice by grade.

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Minimizing Damage and Strengthening Quality Control Due to the Spread of Rice False Smut The Jeonnam Headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Head Lee Gwang-il) visited the rice purchasing site at the OK Rice Center of the Okcheon Agricultural Cooperative on the 20th as the procurement of rice for public reserves from this year's harvest has begun in earnest. This site visit was attended by Head Lee Gwang-il, Okcheon Agricultural Cooperative Chairman Yoon Chi-young, Haenam Branch Director Ha Jeong-pil, and other related parties. They checked the progress of the procurement and listened to issues at the harvesting sites to discuss response measures. Meanwhile, recently, rice false smut has occurred in about 13,330 hectares in the Jeonnam region, which is about 4.1 times the increase compared to last year, raising concerns about the rice milling rate and quality decline. In response, the Agricultural Cooperative is implementing various damage mitigation ...

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