"This month, wholesale prices for apples are expected to rise by 5% compared to last year... while pears are expected to drop by 30%."

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yoon-gu = This month's apple shipment volume is expected to decrease, causing prices to rise somewhat compared to last year, while pear prices are expected to drop significantly. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute on the 12th, the institute's Agricultural Observation Center predicted that this year's apple production volume will be at last year's level, while pear production volume is expected to increase compared to last year. Pear cultivation area slightly decreased to 9,361 hectares, but with an increase in unit production, the total production volume is expected to increase by 12.9% to 201,100 tons compared to last year. Overall physiological disorders such as heat cracks (splitting) and sunburn have decreased compared to last year. The Agricultural Observation Center predicted that pear shipment volume this month will increase by 34.3% compared to last year. Accordingly, this month's wholesale price for pears (new crop) is ...