Pyeongtaek rice ships out
Published: 07 Nov. 2024, 18:06
![The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/11/07/ec359462-35af-4096-b4c3-00c00d05d76c.jpg)
The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday. [YONHAP]
The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday.
The city has purchased a total 180,271 sacks of rice. Rice consumption in Korea has been on a steady decline, resulting in an oversupply that has detrimentally affected rice farmers. The central government announced in August that it would purchase 450,000 tons of the grain in a bid to stabilize prices.
![The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/11/07/9fcb6703-6b75-476b-99b5-7cad126c2e93.jpg)
The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday. [YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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