Increase in Last Year's Wild Plant Product Volume and Value... Korea Forest Service Attributes to Favorable Weather Conditions

Last year, both the nationwide production volume and production value of forest products increased. This is attributed to favorable weather conditions compared to the previous year.

The Korea Forest Service announced the provisional results of the forest product production survey for five major items on the 7th.

The provisional results cover five items: chestnuts, walnuts, jujubes, astringent persimmons, and shiitake mushrooms. The survey results for the production volume and value of 145 forest product items will be announced in October.

The survey showed that the production volume of the five items last year was approximately 256,000 tons, a 3.0% increase compared to 2021. This amount is roughly equivalent to about 5 kg per capita consumption. Additionally, the production value was 629 billion KRW, marking a 1.1% increase from the previous year.

The Korea Forest Service attributed the increase in both production volume and value of the five forest product items, including chestnuts, to favorable weather conditions last year. Unlike 2021, which experienced significant damage from typhoons and heavy rains, weather conditions for forest product production were relatively good last year.

However, by item, production volumes of astringent persimmons, walnuts, jujubes, and shiitake mushrooms increased compared to the previous year, whereas chestnut production, mainly from the Chungcheong region, decreased due to typhoons and droughts in that area.

Meanwhile, the forest product production survey has been designated as a national approved statistic since 1967. The purpose of the survey is to collect basic data on the production volume and value of 14 types and 145 items of forest products to establish regional supply and demand policies and forestry policies.

The survey results can be accessed through the forest statistics section on the Korea Forest Service website.

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