‘How to get the right price for apples and grapes’... The curiosity of young farmers has been answered.

‘Why is there a price difference for apples of the same variety, same grade, produced in the same region?’ This is a question that newcomers to the wholesale market, whether farmers or consumers, often ask. Young farmers who are new to the rural development scene are also curious about this. On the 13th, the Rural Development Administration and the Korea Agricultural and Fisheries Wholesale Market Corporation held an ‘on-site education to strengthen the wholesale distribution capacity of young farmers’ at the Central Fruit and Vegetable Market in Garak-dong, Seoul, targeting around 20 young fruit farmers who grow apples and grapes. They held a lecture on the topic of ‘getting the right price for apples and grapes’ to address these curiosities. Director Lee Jae-hee and Deputy Director Kang Keun-jin of the Central Fruit and Vegetable Market, who were in charge of the lecture, pointed out that the first thing to consider when delivering apples and grapes from farms to the wholesale ...