Seoul to maintain $6M for WFP's 'Grain from Ukraine'

The government said it will once again contribute $6 million to the World Food Program's "Grain From Ukraine" anti-food shortage initiative.

2024-11-24

How to feed a moral hazard

The problematic bills will only worsen the problems and breed A moral hazard through market distortion.

2024-05-20

Posco International expands into U.S. grain market

Posco International will enter the U.S. grain market through a joint investment with Bartlett and Company, aiming to handle 5 million tons of grain annually by 2030.

2023-09-26

[THINK ENGLISH] 공주에서 한국의 에어룸 곡물 재발견한 김현정, 천재박 부부

Korean cuisine is heavily reliant on grains. An average Korean consumes 66 kilograms (145.5 pounds) of grains each year, which accounts for 43 percent of a person's diet, according to Statistics Korea. In the 1960s, one consumed as much as 130.5...

2023-08-18

[RURAL FOOD REIMAGINED] Couple sheds light on Korea's heirloom grains in Gongju

GONGJU, South Chungcheong — How much beans and barley would you be willing to allow into your cup of iced americano or a piece of brownie? Korean cuisine is heavily reliant on grains. An average Korean consumes 66 kilograms (145.5 pounds) of ...

2023-08-08

National Assembly fails to pass rice bill again after Yoon's veto

The National Assembly failed Thursday to pass a bill that would require the government to purchase surplus rice, which was resubmitted to the parliament after being vetoed by President Yoon Suk Yeol earlier this month.

2023-04-13

Yoon Suk Yeol vetoes controversial grain bill

President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a controversial bill Tuesday that would have required the government to purchase surplus rice. This marks Yoon's first veto of a bill since he took office in May 2022.

2023-04-04

[Column] A populist approach to rice only backfires

The DP must pause and think again before it railroads a revision to the Grain Management Act through the National Assembly.

2023-03-22

North Korea spends money it needs for food on missiles

North Korea could have covered its food shortages if it had used money spent on missile launches on foodstuffs and fertilizer, but foreign aid enabled it to avoid having to forgo weapons development, according to a Seoul-based think tank.

2022-12-12

Rice purchase bill forced through committee by DP

Amendment to the Grain Management Act obligates the government to purchase excessive rice from local farms when rice production exceeds 3 percent of estimated consumption or when the price drops more than 5 percent from the average.

2022-10-19

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