[Reporter's Perspective] The Shinmuscat National Assembly Incident That Should Not Be Repeated

This year, as the price of Shinsemuscat is hitting rock bottom, during the recent national audit of the Agricultural & Fishery Marketing Corporation (aT), suspicions were raised that "the price of Shinsemuscat in the Garak market is plummeting or auctions are not even being held," and that "farmers are deliberately leaving the produce unsold to refuse collection." As of the 21st, the auction price for a 2kg box of Shinsemuscat at the Seoul Garak Wholesale Market for Agricultural Products was 6,150 won. This is below the average price of 14,496 won for the same month in the years 2020-2024, and even below last year's 7,970 won. This low price is said to be due to the deliberate unsold produce in the wholesale market. However, from a long time ago, the industry has pointed to the increase in supply and the decline in quality as the reasons for the drop in Shinsemuscat prices and the decrease in trading volume. In fact, it is a well-known fact that many farms have not provided ...