Wham, Spam, price-hike slam: Material costs drive up processed food prices
Published: 09 Mar. 2025, 19:02
![A shopper browses processed meat products at a supermarket in Seoul on March 9. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/03/09/e922d0df-356e-4c5a-bfb6-5bb948c1c5fc.jpg)
A shopper browses processed meat products at a supermarket in Seoul on March 9. [YONHAP]
A shopper browses processed meat products at a supermarket in Seoul on March 9.
The prices of canned meat and frozen dumplings are climbing, with CJ CheilJedang raising the prices of some of its products, while Dongwon F&B also raised the prices of 15 types of frozen dumplings by 5 percent in March on the back of increasing material costs and the impact of the weak won on imports.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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