This year, the regional agricultural cooperatives in Gyeonggi Province have slightly increased the purchase price of rice.

The highest rice purchase price in Gyeonggi Province this year was set at 88,000 won per bag (40 kg) in the Yeoju regional agricultural cooperative, while the lowest was 71,000 won in the Paju region. Although the price increased by 3,000 to 5,000 won compared to last year, it did not meet the demands of the farmers, causing difficulties. According to a recent survey by the Gyeonggi Provincial Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (President Jeong Jeong-ho) as of November 3, the rice purchase price in the Yeoju regional agricultural cooperative was set at 88,000 won per bag (40 kg) for Jinsangmi. This is a 3,000 won increase from last year, but the Yeoju agricultural organizations, which originally demanded 95,000 won, are struggling with the price increase redetermination movement, stating that the 3,000 won increase does not reflect the price of high-quality Yeoju rice. Following this, Icheon set its price at 83,000 won, an increase of 3,000 won from last year, while ...