Onion and garlic production in South Korea this year seems to be less than normal

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Eunji Go = As onion and garlic production is expected to be less than normal this year, the government is implementing measures to stabilize supply and demand. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 24th that it will implement preemptive measures such as stockpiling the government to stabilize supply and demand ahead of the harvest season for onions and garlic grown in 2021. According to the Agricultural Observation Center of the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, the production of heavy-grown onions that can be predicted so far is 1.1 million tons, which is 7.5% less than the average year, and 320,000 tons of garlic, which is 2.2% less. This year's cultivation area decreased by 11.0% for middle-aged onions and 9.7% for garlic compared to the average year. However, with adequate rainfall and temperature, the crop is expected to be better than normal. Accordingly, the supply and demand situation is generally good, ...