[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Park Nara] Sejong Special Self-Governing City (Mayor Choi Minho) began purchasing 2025 rice for public reserve grain starting from Yeondong-myeon on the 6th. This year, Sejong City's total planned purchase of public reserve rice is 2,110 tons, of which 480 tons of rice from the previous harvest has already been purchased, and the remaining 1,630 tons will be purchased in the form of dried rice. The purchase will be limited to two varieties, 'Samkwang', which has high consumer preference and stable taste quality, and 'Chindeul', which is relatively stable in cultivation by local farmers, in order to manage the quality of local rice and ensure market distribution stability simultaneously. The purchased rice will be stored in three government-managed grain warehouses, and the city will immediately purchase agricultural cooperatives.