Ahead of Chuseok, Cabinet Meeting Grows Lively as Oceans and Fisheries, Agriculture Ministers Compete in Promotions

"This is a catalog produced by the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives. All items are currently being offered at a 50% discount," said Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Jeon Jae-soo.

"With the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation catalog, you can simply scan the QR code to view the products," said Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Miryeong.

Prime Minister Kim Minseok is tasting and examining processed foods made from domestic agricultural and marine products, as well as Chuseok livelihood gift sets, at an event to promote the consumption of agricultural and marine products held on the 23rd in the waiting room for Cabinet members at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. 2025.9.23 Photo by Jo Yongjun

On September 23, ten days before the start of the Chuseok holiday, which can last up to ten days, a "sales competition" unfolded among the ministers of the relevant government departments at the Government Seoul Office. As a pre-event to the Cabinet meeting, the government held a "Chuseok Holiday Domestic Agricultural and Marine Food Products Consumption Promotion Event." About 30 Cabinet members, including Prime Minister Kim Minseok, attended the event. The Ministers of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Oceans and Fisheries, who are in charge of the event, personally introduced the displayed products, which included fruits, livestock products, traditional liquor, rice, and hangwa (traditional Korean sweets), and offered tasting opportunities to the Cabinet members.

Minister Song of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs introduced fruit served in a transparent cup, saying, "We made cup fruit using low-carbon Shine Muscat grapes and Jeju Hallabong tangerines," and added, "Starting next year, we will provide fruit to elementary school children once a week." Upon hearing the term "low-carbon," Minister of Environment Kim Sunghwan also showed interest and sampled the products.

Not to be outdone, Minister Jeon of Oceans and Fisheries actively promoted processed marine products, saying, "We dried abalone and thinly sliced it to make jeolpyeon (sliced rice cake)." He continued, "I ask for the active cooperation of all Cabinet members so that our delicious and nutritious marine food products can be widely loved."

Prime Minister Kim said, "As we celebrate the Chuseok holiday, I ask the public to show greater interest in our agricultural and marine food products and to join in warm-hearted consumption. I also urge all government ministries and public institutions to take the lead in promoting the consumption of our agricultural and marine food products."

Prime Minister Kim Minseok and Cabinet members are holding a promotional event for Chuseok holiday gift sets and the consumption of processed agricultural and marine products in the Cabinet members' waiting room at the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul on September 23, 2025. Photo by Jo Yongjun

Immediately afterward, at the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Kim stated, "We have prepared a 'Livelihood Gift Set' composed of carefully selected domestic agricultural and marine food products. These will be sold at up to 50% off at offline stores such as Hanaro Mart and through online malls." He added, "The barometer of livelihood recovery is the recovery of domestic demand. With the Chuseok holiday lasting up to ten days, a large-scale discount event scheduled for the end of October, and the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, I ask Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Koo Yooncheol to do his utmost to ensure we seize the momentum for domestic demand recovery."

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