Short-term Forest Products Production Recovers... Forest Household Income Increased Last Year

Forest Household Income Rises 2.7% to 38.405 Million Won in 2024 Forest household income increased to 38.405 million won in 2024, up 2.7% from the previous year, primarily due to increased sales of major short-term forest products such as astringent persimmons. According to the Forest Service's economic survey released on May 28, short-term forest product sales rose 2.3% to 19.559 million won from 18.637 million won in 2023. Particularly, astringent persimmon sales increased by 15.4% due to improved crop conditions. Forest industry income grew 2% to 10.461 million won, while non-forest income increased 3.7% to 14.49 million won. While agricultural and livestock side income decreased 1.8% to 8.71 million won, non-business income such as wages rose 13.2% to 5.781 million won. By business type, landscape gardening had the highest forest household income at 49.5 million won, followed by extraction (38.264 million won), forest and timber harvesting (37.104 million won), and astringent ...