Gyeongbuk Province Urgently Purchases Apples, Pears, and Grapes Damaged by Typhoon... Joint Operation with Neunggeum Nonghyup

Purchase of 5,180 tons of fallen apples, direct purchase of pears and grapes by purchasing agencies enforced

On the 12th, the People Power Party conducted group volunteer activities for typhoon damage recovery in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. The event was attended by about 300 people, including Joo Ho-young, the floor leader, 21 lawmakers, Lee Cheol-woo, governor of Gyeongbuk Province, Joo Nak-young, mayor of Gyeongju City, local council members, congressional aides, and party members.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 13th that it is urgently purchasing apples, pears, and grapes to support farms damaged by falling fruit due to consecutive typhoons and to stabilize fruit prices.

Since the 3rd, Gyeongbuk Province has been urgently purchasing 5,180 tons of apples (259,000 boxes of 20 kg each) for processing, spending 2.072 billion KRW in project costs. The purchase price for apples is 8,000 KRW per 20 kg box. Gyeongbuk Province and the city and county governments each bear 5,000 KRW, and the purchasing organization, Daegu Gyeongbuk Fruit Agricultural Cooperative (hereafter Neunggeum Nonghyup), bears 3,000 KRW.

Separately, pears are purchased at 10,000 KRW per 20 kg box, and grapes damaged by cracking and other issues are purchased at 12,000 to 18,000 KRW per 10 kg box, all funded by Neunggeum Nonghyup's own budget.

Farmers wishing to sell can collect fallen apples, pears, etc., and deliver them to Neunggeum Nonghyup branches or economic business sites in each city and county. The purchased fruits are processed into concentrates, beverages, and other products at Neunggeum Nonghyup's beverage processing plant located in Gunwi.

According to Gyeongbuk Province, the consecutive Typhoon No. 9 (Maysak) and No. 10 (Haishen) this month caused significant damage to the East Coast and major fruit-producing areas. Among them, the damage from fallen fruit reached 2,491 hectares for apples, 191 hectares for pears, totaling 2,796 hectares, indicating a severe level of damage.

Kim Jong-su, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock, and Distribution Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "Following the cold damage in spring, it is unfortunate that fruit farmers in the province are experiencing many difficulties due to this typhoon. We expect that this urgent purchase support for apples, pears, and others will provide some practical help in stabilizing the management of fruit-growing farms."

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