Cheongsong-gun Prepares Auction Market Ahead of New Apple Shipment

Apple Auction Starts from September 4

Full-Scale Shipment of Stem-Intact Apples Begins

Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, conducted a preliminary inspection of the auction market opening site ahead of the full-scale shipment of ‘Cheongsong Apples,’ the region’s largest agricultural specialty product.

Cheongsong-gun Preparing Auction House Ahead of Early Apple Shipment (Last Year's Auction Scene).

The Cheongsong Apple Distribution Center plans to start the fresh apple auction with the opening of the Cheongsong-gun Agricultural Products Auction Market on September 4. Due to facility expansion construction at the auction market, the opening was delayed compared to last year. Currently, inspections are underway to ensure no disruptions in the fresh apple shipments through safety checks at the construction site and test operations of the sorting equipment ahead of the opening.

The Cheongsong-gun Agricultural Products Auction Market has shown rapid growth every year since its opening in November 2019. Starting with 1,905 tons of apple shipments in its first year, the handled volume increased more than fourfold to 8,339 tons in just four years.

As of last year, among approximately 4,000 apple-growing farms in Cheongsong-gun, about 1,300 farms used the auction market.

Notably, starting this fall’s late-maturing apple season, stem-unremoved apples can be shipped through the Cheongsong-gun Agricultural Products Auction Market. To reduce labor costs for farmers and improve fruit freshness, Cheongsong-gun has been promoting the “Stem-Unremoved Apple Distribution Project” as a key policy from this year.

Governor Yoon Kyung-hee stated, “We plan to complete the facility expansion construction in time for the full-scale shipment period of Cheongsong Apples to ensure farmers have no inconvenience in using the auction market,” adding, “We will do our best to enhance the competitiveness of the Cheongsong apple industry by revitalizing the ‘Stem-Unremoved Apple Distribution.’”

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