Cabbage prices plummeted in South Korea, and imports from China have been disputed over the origin for over a year

Published Nov 14, 2023

Tridge summary

Fresh cabbage from China has been traded at the Garak Market in South Korea for over a year, raising concerns among local farmers and causing public outrage. The Korean Agricultural Distribution Corporation raised the issue, revealing that imported Chinese cabbage had been traded from October 2022 to November 2023. The presence of imported cabbage in the market threatens domestic cabbage producers and could lead to a decrease in the availability of domestic cabbage.
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[Reporter Ko Seong-jin, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] It has been revealed that fresh cabbage from China has been steadily traded at the Garak Market for over a year, from October last year to recently, and is drawing keen attention. Cabbage, which had shown a high price trend this year due to low production, has recently turned into a weak market, with wholesale prices plummeting due to the recovery of the autumn crop, raising concerns among shipping farmers, which in turn is causing public outrage in the production area. The exporters' group claimed that there was illegal activity in the process of trading 'imported cabbage' and urged the management authorities to investigate illegal activities. The fact that Chinese cabbage is being traded at Garak Market came to the surface after the Korea Agricultural Distribution Corporation (Korea Central Association), a shipping organization, raised the issue. Han Yu-ryeon said that fresh cabbage from China has been imported ...
Source: Agrinet

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