"Unending Pain from the 'Worst Wildfire'" - "Urgently Planting Peppers in Apple Orchards... Worried About 3-4 Years of Income Loss"

Published 2025년 7월 15일

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"In the apple orchard of over 4,000 pyeong damaged by the forest fire, I spent over 20 million won to mobilize excavators and dozens of workers to remove 4,000 fire-burned apple trees during the month of April. Since I could not secure apple saplings this year, I could not replant apple trees, and instead urgently planted red peppers in the apple orchard in early May." On July 9, just over 100 days after the massive forest fire that occurred in late March in North Gyeongsang Province, I had completely lost my living grounds and agricultural production infrastructure, including houses, apple orchards, nursery grounds, agricultural machinery storage warehouses, and dozens of types of agricultural machinery.

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Apple Trees Cleared, Unable to Secure Seedlings, Forced to Plant Peppers Instead Income per Area Expected to Be Less Than Half "In the 4,000-pyeong apple orchard damaged by wildfire, I spent over 20 million won to mobilize excavators and dozens of workers to clear 4,000 burnt apple trees over one month in April. Since I couldn't secure apple seedlings this year, I urgently planted peppers in the orchard in early May." On July 9, about 100 days after the massive wildfire in North Gyeongsang Province in late March, we met Kwak Dong-ju (54, former head of the Cheongseong County Farmers Association), who lost his entire living and agricultural production base, including his house, apple orchard, nursery, agricultural machinery storage, and dozens of farm equipment. Kwak, who suffered nearly 2 billion won in damages, previously managed over 7,000 pyeong of apple orchards, a nursery, and over 300,000 pyeong of paddy fields, generating annual agricultural revenue of over 500 million won. ...

Source: Agrinet