South Korea: As cabbage shipments increase, prices fall
Fresh Cabbage
South Korea
Published Oct 7, 2022
Tridge summary
(Korea Agricultural Newspaper = Reporter Heung-Jung Kim) As the harvest of Chinese cabbage is gradually finished, the price has turned to a downward trend. In addition, as it is predicted that the production of autumn cabbage for kimchi will increase from the previous year, the supply of cabbage for kimjangcheol is expected to be smooth.
Original content
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Jeong Hwang-geun) on the 6th, the wholesale price of Chinese cabbage, which rose to 9,000 won per bag based on Garak Market products in mid-September, turned downward from the end of September, and recorded 5543 won on the 1st. The consumer price offered by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) also rose to the level of 10,000 won per bag in mid-September, but it continued to decline and formed at 8,155 won on September 30. This is due to the fact that the quantity of cabbage has increased as the cabbage harvest is finished. It is said that the harvest of cabbages in the high altitudes of Gangwon-do over 600m above sea level, where the crop was not good due to frequent rainfall, was finished, and cabbages in the sub-highland areas in the lower regions were also harvested, increasing the quantity and improving the quality. According to a survey by the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, ...
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