South Korea: Full-scale harvesting of fresh laver from Goheung

Harvesting fresh laver from Goheung, Jeollanam-do, boasting a savory taste, has begun in earnest. According to Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, on the 13th, Goheung laver aims to record 115,000 tons of production and 86.5 billion won in sales this winter by installing a total of 102,930 books on an area of 10,293 ha this year. On November 20th, the top plate started at the Guam Weipanjang in Dohwa-myeon, and the price of the top plate is from 109,000 won to 116,000 won per bag (120kg). It is expected that the income will be similar to last year's income as it has been producing smoothly with 5,500 tons of seaweed for 5.1 billion won so far. This year, there were concerns that the production of laver would be disrupted because the water temperature was higher than in previous years, but fortunately, the water temperature has returned to the usual level from November and the nutrient levels are gradually recovering. An official from Goheung-gun said, "We provided 3.777 billion won for six ...