Frequent Rains Cause Half of South Sea Spinach to Be Wet… Request for Government to Recognize Agricultural Disaster

Published 2024년 12월 18일

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Namhae-gun in Gyeongnam Province has requested the government to recognize the damage caused to spinach, a major agricultural specialty, due to frequent rain this year as an agricultural disaster. Heavy rain from October to November caused damage to 46% of the region's spinach cultivation area, leading to a 29% decrease in production and a 25% increase in sales price. Despite the decrease in shipments, more farmers are expected to receive compensation as more have signed up for crop disaster insurance, which has increased from 147 households last year to 1,202 this year. The military has also requested the government to provide support for the damage to spinach farms.

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(Namhae=Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jeong-heon = Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, requested the government to recognize the damage caused by frequent rain this year to spinach, a representative agricultural specialty of the region, as an agricultural disaster. According to Namhae-gun on the 18th, due to heavy rain from October to November, 432 hectares, or 46% of the 943 hectares of spinach cultivation area in the region, suffered damage that caused the roots to rot or the leaves to turn yellow. Due to the damage, spinach shipments have also decreased, with production this year reaching 1,733 tons, down 29% from 2,455 tons in the same period last year. As shipments decreased, the sales price increased by about 25% from 2,344 won per kg last year to 2,935 won this year. However, since more spinach farmers have signed up for crop disaster insurance than last year, it is expected that they will receive a certain level of compensation. The military actively encouraged the ...

Source: Yna