Baek Gyeong-hyeon, Mayor of Guri, Shopping for Lunar New Year at Guri Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market

Experiencing Holiday Price Trends
Listening to the Difficulties of Wholesale Market Distribution Workers

Baek Kyung-hyun, mayor of Guri City, visited the Guri Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market on the 22nd ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday to hold a shopping event and listen to the difficulties faced by distribution workers.

Baek Kyung-hyun, mayor of Guri City, visited the Guri Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market on the 22nd ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday to participate in a shopping event and listen to the difficulties faced by distribution workers. Photo by Guri City

The event was attended by more than 20 officials related to the Guri wholesale market, including Kim Jin-su, president of Guri Agricultural and Marine Products Corporation, Choi Pil-seung, head of Nonghyup Auction Hall, Lee Seok-woo, CEO of Guri Cheonggwa Co., Ltd., Lee Dong-hyun, CEO of Internet Cheonggwa Co., Ltd., Jang Sang-hyun, head of Suhyup Auction Hall, Yang Seung-hwi, CEO of Gangbuk Fisheries Co., Ltd., and Jeong Byung-chan, chairman of the Mid-Wholesale Corporation Association.

Mayor Baek visited the mid-wholesale stores to purchase fruits and seafood, directly experiencing the price situation of agricultural and marine products most purchased by citizens during this Lunar New Year holiday. He also visited the auction hall to greet distribution workers and took time to hear firsthand about the current difficulties faced by the Guri wholesale market and suggestions regarding the market relocation project.

Mayor Baek stated, “The Guri wholesale market, opened in 1997, serves as a public wholesale market hub for the northeastern metropolitan area, ranking among the top nationwide in agricultural and marine product volume. Since its opening, it has faithfully fulfilled the role of supplying agricultural and marine products delivered by producers at low prices to consumers.” He added, “The city and the Agricultural and Marine Products Corporation will actively collect the difficulties of distribution workers to make it the best public wholesale market in the country. I sincerely hope everyone has a warm and happy time with their families during this Lunar New Year holiday.”

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