[Korean Farmers' Newspaper, Reporter U Jeong-soo] Contrary to the expectation that prices would stabilize compared to the previous year, the prices of napa cabbage and radishes, which started the kimchi season strongly, are expected to decline somewhat this month. However, except for onions, the prices of seasoning vegetables used for kimchi seasoning are expected to maintain a slight increase compared to last year. The Korea Rural Economic Institute recently announced the results of its December agricultural observation with this content. ▲Kimchi vegetables = Initially, the government, the Korea Rural Economic Institute, and the wholesale market had anticipated that the cultivation area of napa cabbage would expand compared to last year, and despite poor crop conditions and growth delays due to abnormal weather, there would be sufficient supply. Therefore,