Jeollanam-do Launches Consumption Promotion Campaign for Onion Supply Stabilization

Published May 30, 2025

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Jeollanam-do Province announced that it will launch a nationwide onion consumption promotion campaign to recover wholesale onion prices, which have plummeted due to increased production this year. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute's forecast information, mid to late-season onions are expected to increase in production by 34,000 tons compared to the previous year. This comes as optimal growing conditions are created ahead of the early-variety onion harvest in April and the mid to late-season onion harvest in June, leading to a 7.5% increase in onion production per unit area compared to last year. In response, Jeollanam-do Province has proposed preemptive measures for onion supply stabilization to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, which oversees onion supply management, and the government on the 26th has [text appears to be cut off]

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The Jeollanam-do Province is launching a nationwide onion consumption promotion campaign to recover the sharply declined wholesale prices of this year's onions due to increased production. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute's forecast, mid to late-season onions are expected to increase by 34,000 tons compared to last year. With the harvest of early-season onions in April and the mid to late-season onion harvest approaching in June, and optimal growing conditions created, onion production per unit area is expected to increase by 7.5% compared to the previous year. In response, Jeollanam-do Province proposed preemptive measures for onion supply stabilization to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and the government announced supply stabilization measures on the 26th, including ▲government stockpile purchase of 30,000 tons ▲suppression of low-quality onion shipments of 4,000 tons ▲delaying shipment of mid-season onions by 3,000 tons for a certain period. ...

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