An apple a day incurs higher outlay: Prices shoot up after wildfires
Published: 18 Apr. 2025, 14:29
![Apples are displayed at a traditional market in Seoul on April 17. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2025/04/18/6b90ddb3-ea08-42dd-b3a3-286fb4fed78b.jpg)
Apples are displayed at a traditional market in Seoul on April 17. [NEWS1]
Apple prices in Korea are projected to rise in the latter half of 2025 after a wildfire in North Gyeongang's northern areas devastated around 28 percent of the country's apple trees.
Prices for the fruit have already gone up.
A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of apples in mid-April cost 6,912 won ($5) at wholesale, up 71 percent from the previous year, according to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade. Consumer prices also jumped 14 percent on year to 28,483 won for a dozen apples.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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