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according to yonhap news agency, south korea's ministry of agriculture, forestry, livestock and food stated on the 26th that in order to stabilize the price of chinese cabbage, the first batch of 16 tons of chinese cabbage has arrived in south korea. in the future, further expansion of imports will be considered based on the chinese cabbage harvest situation in china and south korea. quantity.

on september 26, the cabbage counter of a supermarket in south korea showed a sold-out notice. source: korean media report with picture.

the report quoted data from the korea agriculture, fisheries and food distribution corporation (at) as saying that as of september 26, the average retail price of korean cabbage was 9,680 won (approximately rmb 50) per head. currently, in order to encourage private enterprises to import chinese cabbage, south korea’s ministry of agriculture, forestry, livestock and food has reduced the import tariff from 27% to zero.

yonhap news agency mentioned that this is the fifth time that the korean government has imported chinese cabbage from china. previously, the south korean government had imported cabbage from china in 2010 (162 tons), 2011 (1811 tons), 2012 (659 tons) and 2022 (1507 tons).

according to media reports, the price of korean cabbage has increased significantly recently, with the average retail price rising by about 50% year-on-year. due to tight supply, many well-known food companies in south korea have recently interrupted some kimchi sales.

source:global network