Specialty rice farmers welcome the government's purchase of public reserve rice at 81,060 won.

Published Dec 30, 2025

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[Agricultural and Fisheries Newspaper=Reporter Lee Han-tae] This year, the public reserve rice purchase price is expected to be 81,006 won for 40 kg of first-grade polished rice. The Korea Farmers' Association expressed its welcome and hoped that the upward trend in rice prices would continue. The National Data Center announced on the 29th that the price of locally produced rice as of the 25th, based on 80 kg of polished rice, was 227,816 won. Reflecting this, the average price of locally produced rice from October to December is 239,400 won. When converted to 40 kg of rough rice (rice price) based on first-grade, it becomes 81,600 won, which is estimated to be the public reserve rice purchase price for this year's harvest. The Korea Farmers' Association Central Federation expressed its welcome on the 30th.

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This year, the repurchasing price for public rice reserves is expected to be 81,060 won for 40 kg of rough rice of the first grade. The Korea Rice Farmers' Association expressed its welcome and hoped for a continued upward trend in rice prices. According to data released by the National Data Agency on the 29th, the price of rice in the producing areas as of the 25th was 227,816 won for 80 kg of polished rice. Reflecting this, the average price of rice in the producing areas from October to December is estimated to be 239,400 won. Converting this to 40 kg of rough rice (rice price) based on the first grade standard results in 81,600 won, which is estimated to be the repurchasing price for public rice reserves this year. The Korea Rice Farmers' Association issued a statement on the 30th, saying, "We welcome the determination of this year's repurchasing price for public rice reserves at 81,600 won for the first grade standard, which is the highest ever, on behalf of full-time rice ...

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