"Selling at 1kg for 30,000 won or less will result in the disclosure of real names" ... Making the sale of illegally colluded snakes mandatory

Published 2025년 8월 5일

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[Livestock and Fisheries News=Reporter Kim Dong-ho] The livestock industry has announced that they will impose sanctions, including the public disclosure of the names of sellers and intermediaries, if snake eel is traded for less than 30,000 won per kg, causing controversy. The livestock industry recently revealed in a KakaoTalk group chat, which includes snake eel producers, that according to the results of an emergency executive meeting, the distribution committee announced on the 18th of last month that snake eel traded at 30,000 won per kg will be subject to sanctions, and those sellers and intermediaries who do not comply will have their real names disclosed in the entire members' chat room. Furthermore, if the price of 30,000 won per kg is not maintained, they notified that shipments will be temporarily halted on the 28th of last month, and the intermediary association has two.

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The eel farming industry's actions are highly likely to be viewed as unfair joint actions under the Fair Trade Act, raising the possibility of collusion. Uniformity at the expense of quality The revision of the Fisheries Product Distribution Act paves the way for the Freshwater Eel Farming Cooperative to monopolize the distribution No relief for producers in sight The eel farming industry has announced that they will impose sanctions, including the public disclosure of selling prices and the real names of middlemen, if eel is traded for less than 30,000 won per kg, causing controversy. The eel farming industry recently revealed in a KakaoTalk group chat, which includes eel producers, that the distribution committee had decided on the 18th of last month to trade eel for 30,000 won per kg and to publicly disclose the real names of sellers and middlemen who do not comply with this in the entire group chat. They also announced that they would temporarily halt shipments on the 28th of ...
Source: Aflnews

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