"This Year's High-Quality, Appropriate Volume Production... Need 4,500 Won to Replant"

Published 2025년 7월 4일

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[Korea Farmers' and Fishermen's Newspaper, Reporter Woo Jung-soo] The first auction for the 2025 crop of dried garlic at the Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative auction site in South Gyeongsang Province's Changnyeong County, a major garlic production area, concluded while leaving farmers with disappointment about their hopes for production cost coverage. As prices lingered in the mid-3000 won range, far below expectations, the auction was temporarily halted amid farmer protests, creating a tense atmosphere similar to last year's first auction, though it ultimately concluded without major conflict. Garlic farmers held onto their resolve for production cost coverage, finding some consolation in the early 4000 won range prices from the afternoon auction. ▲First Auction Falling Short of Farmer Expectations = From early morning, the sunlight was unusually intense

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The first auction of dried garlic for the 2025 crop at the Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative Auction Site in South Gyeongsang Province's Changnyeong County, a major garlic production area, concluded with farmers' disappointment over hopes for production cost coverage. With prices lingering in the mid-3000 won range, far below expectations, the auction momentarily halted amid farmers' protests, creating a tense atmosphere similar to last year's first auction, but fortunately concluded without major friction. Garlic farmers held onto their resolve for production cost coverage, finding solace in the early 4000 won prices that emerged in the afternoon auction. 'Production Cost Coverage' Contrary to Farmer Expectations Auction Starts in Mid-3000 Won Range "We Can't Survive Like This" - Temporarily Suspended On the morning of June 30, with unusually intense sunlight, garlic farmers from across the country gathered at the Changnyeong Agricultural Cooperative Auction Site. That day, ...

Source: Agrinet