[Photo] Food Prices Rise Across the Board, But Rice Prices Fall View original image


While food prices are rising daily these days, the price of rice, the staple grain for Koreans, is actually continuing to fall. Since last October, the farm-gate price of rice has steadily declined and is currently below the average level. Rice farmers are experiencing a "double hardship" with both high inflation and reduced income. The photo shows the rice sales section at a large supermarket in Seoul. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@



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