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

게시됨 2025년 8월 14일

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[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

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Amid rising labor costs and the crisis of abnormal climate, anxiety over the 'rapid quarantine of fruits and vegetables' has increased. "If the U.S. market opens, other countries will also demand it." Disappointment with the media over 'golden apples' was also expressed. Although the addition of rice and beef was blocked in the Korea-U.S. tariff negotiations, it has been reported that the negotiations will proceed in the direction of installing a dedicated U.S. quarantine desk and speeding up the quarantine procedures for fruits and vegetables using AI (artificial intelligence), which has increased the anxiety of apple farmers. Apple growers emphasized that the government should sufficiently recognize the value of apples, which are the largest fruit item in the country, not inferior to rice and Korean beef. Jung Hee-yong, a member of the National Assembly from the People Power Party (Gyeongbuk Goryeong, Seongju, Chilgok) and the floor leader of the opposition party in the National ...

출처: Agrinet