Early Harvest of Early-Ripening Rice in Sangju, Gyeongbuk This Year... Mayor Kang Young-seok Holds 'Jopyeong' and 'Haedam' Harvest Event at Seongdong Field

Mayor Kang Young-seok of Sangju City attended the first early rice harvest event at Seongdongtteul on the 30th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The first harvest event of early-maturing rice was held in Sangju, Gyeongbuk.

On the 30th, Kang Young-seok, mayor of Sangju City, visited the first harvest site of early-maturing rice cultivated on about 12,000 pyeong of Seongdong Field and shared the joy of harvest with local farmers.

The rice harvested that day were early-maturing varieties ‘Jopyeong’ and ‘Haedam’.

Jopyeong rice is resistant to stripe leaf blight, white leaf blight, and rice blast disease, with an average yield of about 520kg per 10 ares.

The average yield of Haedam rice is 558kg per 10 ares, which is 11% higher than Jopyeong. Haedam is a variety with superior lodging resistance that withstands wind and rain without falling over.

Some of the rice harvested this year will be used as seeds for nearby farms, and the rest will be sold as Chuseok new rice through retail at about 65,000 KRW per 10kg bag.

Kang Young-seok, mayor of Sangju City, who visited the first harvest site, said, “Despite the recent climate abnormalities, farmers have achieved a bountiful harvest through their hard work,” and added, “Starting with this first harvest, I sincerely hope all farmers will have a great harvest this year.”

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