Hampyeong U Market to Open Every Tuesday Starting This Month

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Hampyeong Cattle Market, the representative cattle market in the western region of Jeollanam-do, will open every Tuesday starting this month.

According to Hampyeong County and Hampyeong Livestock Cooperative on the 13th, the Hampyeong Cattle Market, which was previously held on traditional market days (the 2nd and 7th of every month), will now be held every Tuesday starting this month.

As weekday openings have become a nationwide trend, Hampyeong Cattle Market is the first in the Jeonnam region to adopt this schedule.

At the same time, the previously separately operated electronic auction days for fattening/breeding cattle and calves have been integrated into every Tuesday.

This integration is expected to resolve the ongoing issue of inconsistent numbers of cattle shipped on auction days.

However, considering the special nature of pedigree calf auctions, which have been held since October last year, these will continue to be held separately on the third Tuesday of every month.

Meanwhile, Hampyeong Cattle Market, which opened in 1903 along with the Hampyeong 5-day Market, was completely renovated into a state-of-the-art cattle market with modern facilities in 2017, investing a total of 2.3 billion KRW on a 17,648㎡ site in the School-myeon area due to outdated facilities.

Currently, Hampyeong Cattle Market is equipped with an electronic auction system capable of trading 368 cattle simultaneously per day, an animal hospital, a compound feed yard, vehicle disinfection facilities, and parking space for 200 vehicles.

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