South Korea: Chinese cabbage to be released on the 30th, agricultural products climate change measures to be announced in December

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mei-ling said on the 29th, “We will present agricultural product climate change measures in December.” Minister Song also said, “We will release Chinese fresh cabbage to food material companies and kimchi companies tomorrow (the 30th).” On the morning of the 29th, Minister Song appeared on KBS Sunday Diagnosis Live and said, regarding “climate inflation,” in which agricultural production decreases due to extreme weather and food prices rise, “We will create a climate change response team and hold a meeting once a week to come up with countermeasures.” Minister Song added, “We will consider everything from production to distribution (in the countermeasures).” Minister Song said, “We will change to disaster-resistant varieties and consider the altitude to find suitable places to grow horticultural crops.” He added, “We could consider a plan where our companies and farmers find sites overseas and (the government) issues import ...