Continuous rain leads to poor apple coloration... "Eating clouds" bring sorrow to farmers in North Chungcheong.

Published 2025년 10월 17일

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Since the beginning of October until last weekend, the continuous rain has deepened the worries of apple farmers due to the lack of fruit coloring. Normally, by now, the harvest would have begun or the fruits would be in the midst of coloring, but this year, the apples are not coloring. On the 14th of last week, Kim Jeong-do from Yesan, South Chungcheong, said, "There were hardly any days when the sun shone properly. It only sparkled for an hour or two. Even without rain, it kept being cloudy. The coloring this year is terrible. Even if the sun shines from next week, it will be difficult to get the color. The weather just isn't cooperating." Similar conditions are observed in the North Chungcheong region, which has a higher latitude than Yesan.

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Since October, counting the days when the sun shone properly, "The color is poor, there are no signs of ripening" Late harvest compared to previous years, heat damage also occurring Since early October, continuous rain until last weekend has deepened the worries of apple farmers. The apples are not ripening. If it were like previous years, the harvest would have already started or the apples would be in the midst of ripening, but this year, the color is not developing. On October 14, in Yesan, South Chungcheong, Mr. Kim Jeong-do said, "The sun hardly shone properly. It was only a couple of hours of sparkle. Even without rain, it kept being cloudy. This year's color is poor. Even if the sun starts shining next week, it will be difficult to develop color. The weather just isn't cooperating." This situation is similar in the higher latitude areas of North Chungcheong. In Cheongcheon-myeon, Goesan-gun, Mr. Kim Eung-seong said, "Until now, it has been very bad. If there are continuous ...

Source: Agrinet