Straw prices soar... emergency in feed costs

Rice straw at 164 won per kg... a 28% increase from last year It has been reported that the price of rice straw is skyrocketing due to a sharp decline in the production of forage caused by record-breaking heavy rains in Jeonnam and other major forage production areas last summer. According to the Forage Team of the Livestock Feed Materials Department of the NHN Economic Corporation, as of August last year, rice straw in Jeonnam and Jeonbuk was 164 won per kg, which is about a 28% increase compared to the average of 128 won per kg last year. This increase is expected to deepen further as full-scale forage production begins. According to farmers in the field, the increase in rainfall in the major forage production areas of Jeonnam and Jeonbuk has made it difficult to produce forage such as rice straw. A Hanwoo farmer in Gangjin, Jeonnam, said, "Recently, it has been raining a lot, so the rice straw has not dried properly, and when we tried to bundle the rice straw last week, it ...