Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative Garlic Early Purchase Ceremony: "Falling Short of Farmers' Expectations"

게시됨 2025년 7월 1일

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[Korea Farmers' and Fishers' Newspaper, Reporter Woo Jung-soo] The first auction for dried garlic in the 2025 crop year concluded without meeting the expectations of farmers hoping for production cost coverage. Producer organizations plan to observe the situation and explore response measures, including potential government protest rallies.

Located in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province—the largest garlic production area in the country—Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative held an 'initial auction' event on June 30 at its agricultural product auction site, marking the start of the 2025 dried garlic auction. While auctions typically began on July 1 each year, this year's auction was moved up by one day to accommodate the earlier harvest time due to climate changes.

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