Agricultural product prices surge in AI and cold wave… Before Lunar New Year’s Eve
[충청신문=대전] Reporter Han Eun-hye = Song-mo, 55, a housewife living in Seo-gu, Daejeon, was surprised when she recently went to a mart to buy eggs. Normally, I bought it for 3,000 won per plate, but it was sold for 7,000 won, which doubled.
Songmo said, “There are many food items that are full, which puts a burden on the household, and even the price of eggs has risen significantly. I hesitated to buy or not, but I decided to eat rice cake soup for the New Year and I had no choice but to buy it,” he frowned.
As the price of shopping carts has soared since the beginning of the year, consumers are deeply concerned about the table.
This is because agricultural product prices have risen due to the recent cold wave and heavy snowfall, and livestock prices have soared due to the outbreak of avian influenza (AI).
According to the Livestock Distribution Information of the Livestock Quality Assessment Service, the consumer price of a plate of eggs (30 special eggs) in Daejeon on the 16th was 6075 won, up 11% from the previous year (5468 won).
It leads to poor harvest due to the cold wave, and the prices of agricultural and livestock products in Daejeon are also on the rise.
According to the price information of shopping carts in our neighborhood issued by aT Daejeon Sejong Chungnam Regional Headquarters, the price of onions (1kg) traded at Daejeon Station Market was 2800 won, up 87% from the previous year (1500), and the price of Korean beef sirloin (1st grade 100g) It was 10,500 won, up 47% from the previous year (7125).
An aT official explained, “The retail prices of agricultural products in Daejeon’s traditional market have risen due to cold weather and heavy snow, and the price of lettuce, red pepper, and green onions has risen, and chicken is strong due to the AI virus.”
In addition, an expert in the local distribution industry said, “As about half of the laying hens are killed and there is a shortage of new chicks, the rise in egg prices is expected to continue for the time being.”
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