Vice Minister Kim In-joong visits the production site of lettuce and perilla leaves in Geumsan, Chungcheongnam-do in South Korea

Published 2022년 7월 11일

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Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Kim In-jung, visited a lettuce and perilla leaf production site to check the status of the summer crop and supply and demand. Due to high temperatures, lettuce production has decreased, leading to increased prices. Sesame leaves are also struggling due to decreased sunlight from recent rain and clouds. Kim encouraged farmers to manage growth and strengthen production and distribution management. She also announced plans to expand the Maninsan Agricultural Cooperatives Distribution Center, which sorts, processes, and packs leaf vegetables, to strengthen government support for production and distribution.

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On the 11th, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Kim In-jung visited the lettuce and perilla leaf production site and distribution facilities in Chubu-myeon, Geumsan-gun, Chungcheongnam-do. This is to check the summer crop and supply and demand status. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, lettuce is a low-temperature crop with an optimal growth temperature of 15 to 20 °C. As a result, in summer, when the temperature rises, production decreases and prices rise. Sesame leaves grow well at 20~30℃, higher than lettuce, but their growth is delayed due to a decrease in sunlight due to the recent rain and clouds. Deputy Minister Kim visited a facility that grows lettuce and sesame leaves, respectively, to check the growth situation, and then encouraged farmers who are struggling to produce even in difficult weather conditions. He also urged, “As the supply has been rapidly decreasing recently, we ask that you put more effort into ...

Source: Nongmin