Outlook for Apple Production Levels to Recover to Normal,
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[Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Song Mi-Ryeong, Checks on Pear Growth Status (Photo=Yonhap News)]
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, ‘Minister Song Mi-Ryeong of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 1st that\xa0″30,000 tons of contract-grown produce and designated shipment volume will be provided by Chuseok, and the fruit set gift sets will be expanded to 100,000 sets, which is 20,000 sets more than last year’s Chuseok.”.\xa0′,
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, ‘Minister Song made these remarks while inspecting the shipping trends of Chuseok pears at the Gwasu-dong Agricultural Distribution Center in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do.\xa0’,
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, ‘She stated, “This year, apples and pears have been unaffected by low-temperature damage and other disasters, resulting in a good harvest.” She expressed her expectations that “the favorable weather for fruit ripening will continue for a while, and prices will become even more stable starting from September when apples and pears are in full swing.”.\xa0′,
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, ‘The proportion of early shipments of Chuseok pears has increased by 38% compared to last year, and Chuseok pear (Hongro) production has increased by 20%..\xa0′,
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, ‘As of August 30th, the wholesale price per 15 kg of pears was 42,104 won, which is 7.0% cheaper than a year ago, and the price for 10 kg of apples (Hongro) was 69,357 won, which is 13.2% cheaper than last year. Last year, apple and pear prices soared due to a decrease of about 30% in production quantities.\xa0’,
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, ‘The Korea Rural Economic Institute expects that this year, due to favorable weather, apple production will increase by more than 20% to 470,000-490,000 tons, recovering to normal levels from last year. Pear production is expected to increase by 20% to 221,000 tons compared to last year and 11% more than the average..\xa0′,
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