Gyeongbuk Provincial Council: "US Apple Imports Cannot Proceed" - Emergency Statement

Published 2025년 7월 11일

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The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council issued an urgent statement on the 9th, urging the government to immediately halt its push to import U.S. apples, which is currently under review as a mutual tariff negotiation card. Prior to the statement's release, the council noted that "according to a report in the Seoul Economic Newspaper on the 5th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been revealed to have instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to proactively review importing U.S. apples as a card for Korea-U.S. trade negotiations." They further stated that "as a result, strong concerns and backlash are pouring in from apple-producing agricultural households in Gyeongbuk Province, including the Gyeongbuk Provincial Apple-Producing City and County Mayors Association and various producer organizations."

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The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council issued an urgent statement on the 9th, urging the government to immediately halt its push to import US apples, which is being reviewed as a mutual tariff negotiation card. Prior to the statement release, the council noted that "according to a report in the Seoul Economic Newspaper on the 5th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to proactively review importing US apples as a card for Korea-US trade negotiations" and that "as a result, strong concerns and backlash are erupting from apple producer groups, including the Gyeongbuk Apple Production Area Mayors and Governors Council." According to the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, Gyeongbuk Province is the largest apple production area in the country, accounting for 62% of national apple production. Centered around Cheongsong, Yeongju, and Andong, approximately 18,000 farms cultivate 19,000 hectares, and in terms of total production ...

Source: Agrinet