A Good Year for Rice Harvest
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on September 29 announced that this year's rice harvest will be 5.1 million tons which is more than was expected.This number is about 8% less than last year's crop, but it is still more than analysts' expectations.
Kim Sung Hoon, the minister said, 'Although the grains per one shucking was a little bit less than that of last year's, the efficiency was way better than before.'
The reason for the good harvest was also due to adequate sunshine during the early stage of the rice-plant.
Korea is now reserving 1 million tons of rice at present, which is a lot more than what the United Nations' Food Agricultural Organization recommends to save.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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