South Korea: This year, the cost of kimchi making is 201,854 won, 43% cheaper than last year

(Korea Agricultural Newspaper = Reporter Kim Heung-joong) The cost of making kimchi this year was 208,854 won if fresh cabbage was used and 228,123 won if pickled cabbage was used. The Seoul Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation (President Moon Young-pyo) announced the results of the Garak Mall purchase price survey and the transaction trends of the Garak Market on the 7th to provide helpful information for thrifty kimchi material shopping in celebration of Kimchi. According to the results of a survey on the purchase price of 12 major kimchi ingredients at stores in Garak Mall as of the 3rd, it was 208,854 won for fresh cabbage and 228,123 won for pickled cabbage. This is 43% cheaper than the 355,500 won the previous year surveyed by the Price Association. The company analyzed that the reason the price became cheaper is that the price of cabbage and radish has been stabilizing since Chuseok, and that Garak Mall has higher cost competitiveness than large marts and traditional markets. ...