Simmin, Imsil County Governor, Visits Public Rice Reserve Site... Listens to Difficulties

Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, has begun the full-scale purchase of the 2023 public reserve rice, with County Governor Sim Min actively engaging in agricultural administration by personally visiting the purchase sites.

According to the county on the 7th, Governor Sim Min is visiting all 17 public reserve rice purchase sites within the county, including Imsil-eup and Gwanchon-myeon, until the 17th, focusing on field administration by meeting with farmers.

Simmin, the governor of Imsil County, is visiting the public stockpiled rice site to listen to difficulties.
[Photo by Imsil County]

On this day, Governor Sim visited the 2023 public reserve rice drying paddy purchase sites held at Bowon Warehouse in Imsil-eup and Saseondae parking lot, listened to difficulties, and took time to encourage farmers and related personnel for their hard work.

Starting recently with the purchase site for eco-friendly rice, he has been directly visiting purchase sites to check this year’s rice crop and purchase status.

Governor Sim strongly ordered strict compliance with prevention rules to ensure no safety accidents occur at the purchase sites.

This year, Imsil-gun’s public reserve rice purchase plan totals 2,982 tons, consisting of 669 tons of paddy rice and 2,313 tons of dried rice.

The purchased varieties are two types: ‘Sindongjin’ and ‘Haedamssal’. If more than 20% of other varieties are mixed, the rice will be excluded from public reserve rice purchase eligibility for the next five years, so special attention is required for variety verification.

For farmers’ convenience, paddy rice purchases were simultaneously promoted at Osu RPC, Imsil DSC, and Sinpyeong DSC by region, completing purchases on the 27th of last month, while dried rice purchases will continue until the 17th of this month.

The purchase price will be initially paid immediately after purchase as an interim settlement payment (30,000 KRW per sack).

The final settlement payment will be made after the price is confirmed next month, reflecting the nationwide average farm-gate rice price from the harvest season starting last month through next month.

Governor Sim Min said, “Amid the increasingly aging population and labor shortages, and despite this year’s difficult conditions including unfavorable weather, I thank the farmers for their efforts in harvesting high-quality Imsil rice. We will actively strive to ensure that the precious fruits of the farmers’ hard work are properly guaranteed and that stable agricultural activities continue.”

Imsil = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik baekok@asiae.co.kr

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