"Let's save the Shinseung Muscat" ···· Large-scale consumer promotion event · Contract cultivation promotion

Despite the forecast of a decrease in production this year compared to last year, the wholesale price in October was half of the average price of previous years due to sluggish consumption. The government plans to implement a large-scale consumption promotion event in November to stabilize the supply and demand of Shinseong Muscat. In addition, to stabilize the management of Shinseong Muscat-producing farms, the government plans to expand the items covered by the "Fruit Supply and Demand Stabilization Project" to include grapes and pilot a contract cultivation project next year. The Korea Rural Economic Institute predicts that this year's Shinseong Muscat production will decrease by 3.8% compared to last year (105,000 tons) to 101,000 tons. The cultivation area of Shinseong Muscat decreased from 6,095 hectares last year to 6,063 hectares this year, a decrease of about 0.5%. Despite this decrease in production, the average transaction price (2 kg, product) in the Garakdong ...