"Kimje City Council: Wet season's weak soybean crops, major damage due to government policy-driven planting"
Published Oct 31, 2025
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(Kimje=Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Do-in = The Jeonbuk Kimje City Council held a plenary session on the 31st and adopted a motion urging the declaration of a special disaster area, stating that "this year's unprecedented autumnal rains have caused significant damage to farms."
The city council explained in the motion that "rainfall occurred for 29 out of the last 50 days, resulting in damage such as flooding to 41,000 hectares of soybeans and 440 hectares of rice."
The city council urged, "Especially, soybeans, which are vulnerable to prolonged rain despite being a crop that aligns with government policies, saw a significant expansion in cultivation area and were directly hit," and called for the declaration of a special disaster area to ensure prompt recovery and substantial financial support.
The city council emphasized, "This damage is a structural agricultural disaster occurring amidst climate change and policy shifts," and stressed that "the government needs to realistically adjust the criteria for calculating the percentage of crop damage to match this situation."
doin100@yna.co.kr
The city council explained in the motion that "rainfall occurred for 29 out of the last 50 days, resulting in damage such as flooding to 41,000 hectares of soybeans and 440 hectares of rice."
The city council urged, "Especially, soybeans, which are vulnerable to prolonged rain despite being a crop that aligns with government policies, saw a significant expansion in cultivation area and were directly hit," and called for the declaration of a special disaster area to ensure prompt recovery and substantial financial support.
The city council emphasized, "This damage is a structural agricultural disaster occurring amidst climate change and policy shifts," and stressed that "the government needs to realistically adjust the criteria for calculating the percentage of crop damage to match this situation."
doin100@yna.co.kr
Original content
(Kimje=Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Do-in = The Jeonbuk Kimje City Council held a plenary session on the 31st and adopted a motion urging the declaration of a special disaster area, stating, "This year's unprecedented autumn rains have caused significant damage to farms." The city council explained in the motion, "Rainfall occurred for 29 out of the last 50 days, resulting in damage such as flooding to 4,100 hectares of soybeans and 440 hectares of rice." The city council urged, "Especially, soybeans, which are vulnerable to prolonged rain despite being a crop expanded in area in line with government policy, have been hit hard. It is necessary to declare a special disaster area to ensure rapid recovery and substantial financial support." The city ...
Source: Yna
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