South Korea: Jeongwol Daeboreum 5 grains and bureum prices down 17.2% from last year
South Korea
Published Feb 11, 2022
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin-Young Lee = The price of burrum and five grains eaten during the Lunar New Year's Day was found to be cheaper than last year. Korea Price Information, a price research institute, announced on the 10th that as a result of conducting a price survey of 10 major items ahead of the Lunar New Year’s Day (15th), the cost of purchasing in a traditional market was 124,600 won, down 17.2% from the same period last year. . The subjects of the investigation were five grains of rice (glutinous rice, millet, perilla, red bean, black bean) and five ingredients (pine nut, chestnut, walnut, ginkgo biloba, peanut). When purchasing at a large mart, 165,850 won is required, but the purchase price at a traditional market is 33.1% cheaper than that of a large mart. “The price of all items went up last year, but most prices fell this year except for some items,” Korea Price Information said. Pine nuts and chestnuts, the main ingredients of five grain rice, have decreased in price compared to last year as the cultivated area increased and the crop improved. On the other hand, walnuts, ginkgo nuts, and peanuts rose in price due to the rise in labor costs.
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Lee Dong-hoon, a senior researcher at Korea Price Information, explained, "The price fell this year compared to last year, but the price is still high compared to the normal year." esiny@yna.co.kr Report on Kakao Talk okjebo
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