[Photo] Only Rice Prices Fall Amid Soaring Food Table Prices
While food prices are rising daily these days, the price of rice, the staple grain for Koreans, is 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 reduced income amid high inflation. The photo shows the rice sales section at a large supermarket in Seoul. / Reporter Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@
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