Seongnam City to Hold 'Direct Market' Offering Up to 30% Discount on Nationwide Agricultural Specialties

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province is offering up to 30% discounts on famous agricultural specialty products nationwide in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

On the 22nd, Seongnam City announced on the 21st that it will hold the "Sister City and County Excellent Agricultural Specialty Products Direct Market" at Seongnam City Hall Plaza, where farmers and organizations from six cities and counties across the country will sell about 150 agricultural specialty products they directly produce and process at prices 10-30% lower than market prices.

The agricultural specialty products for sale include ▲ dried pollack and seasoned pollack roe from Goseong, Gangwon-do ▲ Korean beef, honey, and balloon flower root from Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do ▲ pine nuts and cypress household goods from Gapyeong, Gyeonggi-do ▲ freshwater snails and beetle larva pills from Changwon, Gyeongnam ▲ dried squid and pickled wild garlic from Ulleung, Gyeongbuk ▲ lotus leaf ribs, pears, and apples from Asan, Chungnam.

Tomatoes, napa cabbage, green onions, and fermented products such as doenjang (soybean paste), gochujang (red chili paste), cheonggukjang (fermented soybean paste), and soy sauce, all directly cultivated by farmers in the Seongnam area, will also be sold at the market.

A city official explained, "Seongnam City sets up direct markets for agricultural specialty products outdoors at City Hall 6 to 9 times a year to supply excellent agricultural products to citizens at affordable prices and to open sales channels for farmers in sister cities and counties."

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