[Korea Farmers' News Agency, reporters Go Seong-jin and Kim Kyung-wook] The ruling party focused on highlighting the failure of the previous government's strategic crop cultivation policies, such as powdered rice (powdered rice flour), while the opposition party poured energy into questioning the veracity of discussions on additional rice market opening in the U.S.-Korea negotiations, citing controversial remarks by Foreign Minister Cho Hyun. The selection results for the rural basic income pilot project also came under scrutiny. During the comprehensive audit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and related agencies held by the National Assembly's Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food on the 28th, fierce exchanges between the ruling and opposition parties surrounded the priority projects of the previous and current governments. The ruling party concentrated on pointing out the policy side effects caused by the cultivation of strategic crops such as powdered rice and field beans.