Minister Jeong Hwang-geun Visits Chungju Apple Farm "Efforts to Stabilize Supply of Chuseok Seasonal Products"

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] Jeong Hwang-geun, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, visited apple farms producing Hongro apples and a key regional distribution center in Chungju, Chungbuk on the 25th to inspect the harvest, sorting, and shipment status of apples and the supply situation of Chuseok seasonal products, and to encourage on-site personnel.

At this occasion, Minister Jeong emphasized that since this is a very important period when the supply of seasonal products increases significantly, related organizations should share roles and cooperate to ensure that all processes such as harvesting, sorting, and shipping proceed smoothly, and manage everything meticulously until the end.

In particular, Minister Jeong and experts from the Rural Development Administration and NongHyup stressed the need to pay close attention to harvesting ripe fruits in two or three rounds to ensure high-quality fruit and help improve farm income.

Minister Jeong said, "We will check the supply expansion situation of seasonal products, wholesale and retail prices, and supply and demand trends daily until before Chuseok, and do our best to stabilize the supply of seasonal products and manage prices so that the public can have a warm Chuseok holiday without any obstacles."

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has formed a 'Seasonal Products Supply Stability Task Force' jointly with related organizations since the 16th to manage the supply and demand of seasonal products for the Chuseok holiday and is checking the supply situation daily. From the 18th, three weeks before Chuseok, the government is expanding the supply of seasonal products to 1.5 times the usual level by utilizing government reserves and NongHyup contract cultivation volumes. In the case of apples, 14,000 tons of NongHyup contract volume, which accounts for 23% of the holiday demand, will be supplied intensively during the peak season.

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