Hamyang-gun Opens First Simple Auction Market for Agricultural and Forest Products... Solving Agricultural Product Distribution Issues

All items except fruits such as vegetables and wild greens are available for auction

Opening of the Simple Auction Market for Agricultural and Forestry Products in Hamyang County

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] A simplified auction market for agricultural and forest products in Hamyang, Gyeongnam, responsible for the distribution of Hamyang's excellent agricultural products, has opened.

On the 22nd at 1:20 PM, the county held an opening ceremony for the simplified auction market for agricultural and forest products at the Hamyang County Forestry Cooperative Forest Products Distribution Center, with about 100 participants including Hamyang County Governor Seo Chun-su, heads of organizations, and farmers and foresters, while adhering to quarantine guidelines, the county announced on the 22nd.

Until now, the county faced difficulties as small-scale or minor agricultural products had no distribution channels or did not receive appropriate prices, but with the opening of this simplified auction market for agricultural and forest products, the distribution issues for farmers and foresters have been resolved.

The simplified auction market for agricultural and forest products, which targets all products produced in Jirisan Hamyang except fruits such as vegetables and wild greens, will hold auctions three times a week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) starting at 9:30 AM from March to November, and will operate flexibly depending on shipment volume and the conditions of participating farms.

To participate in the auction, agricultural and forest products should be placed in auction packaging materials distributed by the Forestry Cooperative and brought directly to the Forestry Cooperative Forest Products Distribution Center. Small-scale producers or those without transportation can deliver their products to the economic business offices of each agricultural cooperative branch at a designated time one day before the auction, and the Forestry Cooperative plans to collect them using collection vehicles.

The county has supported the simplified auction market project financially and promoted it since 2019 to fulfill the long-standing wish of farmers and foresters, while the Forestry Cooperative has made efforts to secure intermediate wholesalers and introduce an auction system for operation.

Governor Seo said in his congratulatory speech, “With the opening of this simplified auction market for agricultural and forest products, the problem of producing excellent agricultural products in Hamyang but being unable to sell them due to lack of distribution channels can be resolved,” adding, “We will spare no support so that all agricultural and forest products, including wild ginseng, can participate in the auction and help increase the income of our farmers and foresters.”

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