South Korea: Purchasing dried fresh red peppers in Jinan, Jeollabuk-do

(Jinan = Yonhap News) Employees of Ancheon Agricultural Cooperatives in Jinan-gun, Jeollabuk-do, are purchasing freshly harvested and dried fresh red peppers this year at Ancheon Agricultural Cooperative Square on the 8th. The purchase price on this day is 9,000 to 11,000 won for 600g, 30-40% lower than last year. The purchased peppers are placed in transparent plastic bags of 8 kg and stored in a large warehouse before being sold wholesale or retail. An Ancheon Agricultural Cooperative official said, "Farmers harvested from the clean Jinan highland field and dried well ...