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South Korea: Ginger production was half of last year

Whole Ginger
South Korea
Published Nov 2, 2022

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30% reduction in cultivation area and poor yield It is estimated that this year's ginger production will be only at half of last year's level, as it is difficult to increase further as the inventory doubled last year. This is due to the decrease in cultivated area and poor crop yields due to drought. As production decreases, kimchi-jang-cheol ginger prices are expected to remain strong compared to the average year. Officials from major production areas nationwide, including Andong, Gyeongbuk, Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, and Wanju, Jeollabuk-do, which started harvesting this year, said it is highly likely that this year's production is likely to have decreased by 40-50% compared to last year. It is analyzed that the main reason for the decrease in production is the decrease in the cultivated area. Kwon Yong-sik, manager of Andong Agricultural Cooperatives in Gyeongbuk, said, “Last year, the price was not good, so the cultivation area was greatly reduced, such as the supply of seeds in Andong was reduced by a third.” is only 51,000 sacks,” he explained. The sluggish harvest due to the drought that followed this year's sowing season also seems to have had an impact.

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Reduced cultivation area by 30% and poor crop yield 10kg special item 50,000 won... twice last year There is a lot of stock, so it is difficult to increase further It is estimated that this year's ginger production will be only half that of last year. This is due to the decrease in cultivated area and poor crop yields due to drought. As production decreases, kimchi-jang-cheol ginger prices are expected to remain strong compared to the average year. Officials from major production areas nationwide, including Andong, Gyeongbuk, Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, and Wanju, Jeollabuk-do, which started harvesting this year, said it is highly likely that this year's production is likely to have decreased by 40-50% compared to last year. It is analyzed that the main reason for the decrease in production is the decrease in the cultivated area. Kwon Yong-sik, manager of Andong Agricultural Cooperatives in Gyeongbuk, said, “Last year, the price was not good, so the cultivation area was ...
Source: Nongmin
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