[Reporter's Notebook] "There Will No Longer Be Indiscriminate Agricultural Product Imports"

Published 2025년 7월 11일

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[Korea Farmers and Fishermen's Newspaper, Reporter Jeong Woo-soo] "Just because the government has changed, does that mean things will be different?" This was a statement made by a garlic farmer at the first auction for the 2025 crop of dried garlic at the Gyeongnam Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative auction site recently. The comment carried an expectation that the new government would not indiscriminately import garlic as in the past. Before this statement, the situation was as follows: Just like a scene directly transplanted from a year ago, on the first day of the auction this year, as with last year, the market price was significantly lower than farmers' expectations, ultimately leading to loud arguments between farmers and brokers that resulted in the auction being suspended.

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"Will the New Government Do Things Differently?" During the first auction for 2025 garlic at the Gyeongnam Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative Market recently, a garlic farmer remarked, "The government has changed, so will they continue as before?" The statement carried an expectation that the new government would not recklessly import garlic as in the past. The situation before this statement was as follows. Just like a scene from a year ago, on the first auction day this year, the market price was significantly lower than farmers' expectations, leading to loud arguments between farmers and brokers that ultimately halted the auction. From the start, the price was below 4,000 won per kg for premium garlic, while farmers had expected at least 4,500 won, or a minimum of 4,300 won to cover production costs. The 2025 garlic production volume is approximately 292,330 tons, a 2.7% increase from last year, but available supply cannot be considered abundant. This is because substantial ...

Source: Agrinet