Pohang City Holds 'First Rice Harvesting Event' to Pray for a Bountiful Harvest This Year

First Rice Harvesting Conducted in Minam-ri Area Upon Request... Entire Crop Expected to Be Sold After Harvest

Pohang City, along with Mayor Lee Kang-deok, conducted the first rice harvesting of the year to pray for a bountiful harvest.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, conducted the first rice harvesting on the 25th at the paddy field of farmer Jongchil Park in Minam-ri, Cheongha-myeon.

The harvested rice of the early-maturing Gyeongbuk No. 9 variety will be immediately dried and milled, then sold entirely to consumers seeking new rice.

About 200 people, including Mayor Kangdeok Lee, full-time rice farmers, agricultural organizations, and officials from the Agricultural Cooperative, attended the first rice harvesting event, visiting the harvesting site to share the joy of harvest with farmers and to encourage the hard work of farmers who suffered from this year's heatwave.

Mayor Kangdeok Lee said, “I ask Pohang City and related organizations and groups to unite with one heart and effort to stabilize the management of farmers struggling due to falling rice prices and to revitalize the rural economy. We will do our best to revive the rural economy through a city-wide promotion of Pohang rice consumption.”

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