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The price of sesame leaves, lettuce, and green pepper in South Korea has doubled in one month

Korean Perilla Leaves
Fresh Bell Pepper
Fresh Lettuce
South Korea
Published Jan 21, 2022

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Green lettuce and green pepper more than doubled. “Severe cold weather and poor growth” Image Today The price of vegetables such as sesame leaves, lettuce, and green peppers ate with pork belly is skyrocketing. In particular, the price of green lettuce rose more than 90%, and the price of green pepper more than doubled. This is due to the severe cold damage of leafy vegetables due to the cold wave since last month and the failure of other vegetables to grow well. According to the Agricultural Products Distribution Information (KAMIS) on the 20th, as of the 18th, 4 kg of green lettuce rose 92.9% from 12,910 won to 24,900 won. It increased by 27.7% from the average price of 19,493 won in the normal year (the average value for three years excluding the highest and lowest values for the base date for five years excluding this year). The price of 4 kg of red lettuce rose 42.9% from 16,030 won to 22,900 won in one month, and it was 7.0% higher than the average price of 21,398 won. The price of 2 kg of perilla leaves rose 21.4% from 27,835 won to 33,780 won. It increased by 13.0% from the average price of 29,888 won.

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Green lettuce and green pepper more than doubled... “Severe cold weather and poor growth” The price of vegetables such as sesame leaves, lettuce, and green peppers eaten together with Image Today pork belly is skyrocketing. In particular, the price of green lettuce rose more than 90%, and the price of green pepper more than doubled. This is due to the severe cold damage of leafy vegetables due to the cold wave that has continued since last month and the failure of other vegetables to grow well. According to the Agricultural Products Distribution Information (KAMIS) on the 20th, as of the 18th, 4 kg of green lettuce rose 92.9% from 12,910 won to 24,900 won. It rose 27.7% from the average price of 19,493 won in the normal year (three-year average value excluding the highest and lowest values for the base date for five years excluding this year). The price of 4 kg of red lettuce rose 42.9% from 16,030 won to 22,900 won in one month, and it was 7.0% higher than the ...
Source: Donga
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