"The value of apples is just as important as rice and Hanwoo beef... We must thoroughly block any demands for U.S. imports"

[Korea Farmers' News Agency, Reporter Kim Kyung-wook] Although the additional opening of rice and beef was blocked in the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations, as it has been reported that the negotiations will proceed in the direction of the government establishing a dedicated U.S. quarantine desk and expediting the quarantine procedures for overripe fruits using AI (artificial intelligence), the anxiety of apple farmers is growing. Apple farmers emphasized that "apples are the largest fruit item in the country, not inferior to rice and Hanwoo beef," and stressed that the government should fully recognize their value. Representative Jung Hee-yong, a spokesperson for the opposition party in the National Assembly's Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Food, and Marine Affairs (People Power Party, representing Goryeong, Seongju, and Chilgok in Gyeongbuk Province), stated on the 9th at the Seongju County Agricultural Technology Center, "Results of the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations and