North Korea blocked borders due to Corona 19, food shortage worsened

[Korea Rural Newspaper Reporter Lee Byung-seong] Last year, trade with China drastically decreased, the agricultural sector declined 68%, increasing the proportion of imports of raw and subsidiary materials for food. It is explained that this is because North Korea closed its borders with coronavirus quarantine measures, which drastically reduced trade in all items including China and the agricultural sector last year. The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) recently published a report,'Evaluation and Prospect of North Korea-China Trade in 2020: Focusing on the Impact of Corona 19 on the North Korean Economy'. In this report, it is estimated that the welfare of the residents would have deteriorated last year due to a decrease in agricultural imports in North Korea and a decrease in agricultural production. According to the report, North Korea's trade was severely contracted due to sanctions against North Korea and the coronavirus, resulting in imports to China ...