Over the course of one year, the price of strawberries dropped by 25%, but due to a shortage in supply, there is also a potential for an upward trend.

Published Dec 24, 2025

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[Agricultural, Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper = Reporter Kim Jin-oh] The price of winter strawberries, which had fallen by 25% over the past year, is gradually showing an upward trend. This is interpreted as being supported by year-end demand and the increasing consumption of strawberries every year. However, some predict that this price increase will end by mid-January next year and then enter a downward trend again. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Agricultural Products Corporation, the price of a 2kg pack of strawberries was 46,474 won as of the 22nd of this month, a 5% increase from 44,251 won in the same period last year. This year, strawberry prices are rising slowly. As of the 2nd of this month, they were 36,931 won, which was 25.4% lower than 49,514 won in the same period last year.

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Concerns over price drops amid large shipments of second-crop strawberries in January The price of winter strawberries, which had fallen 25% over the past year, is gradually rising. This is interpreted as being supported by year-end demand and the increasing consumption of strawberries each year. However, some predict that this price increase will end by mid-January next year and fall again. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Agricultural Products Corporation, the price of a 2kg pack of strawberries was 46,474 won as of the 22nd of last month, a 5% increase from 44,251 won in the same period last year. This year, the price of strawberries has been rising slowly. The price of strawberries, which was 25.4% lower at 36,931 won on the 2nd of last month compared to 49,514 won in the same period last year, reached 43,048 won on the 14th of last month, surpassing 48,960 won last year. After falling sharply to 31,103 won on the 16th, the price of strawberries has been rising again and ...

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