Korea will donate a record 150,000 tons of rice in humanitarian assistance through the United Nations' World Food Programme this year, providing relief to 17 countries.
Korea's exports of traditional rice cakes reached a fresh high in 2024, data showed Wednesday, driven by the growing popularity of Korean food around the globe.
Ottogi will increase prices of its convenience store items by up to 20% starting on Feb. 1.
Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang said Thursday it has begun selling an instant fried rice product in the United States for the first time.
The city of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, begins shipping rice on Thursday.
A farmer in Haenam County, South Jeolla, looks at a rice paddy that was flooded due to extreme rainfall over the weekend on Monday.
The Cheorwon Plain in Gangwon is seen glowing in golden hues as rice fills the fields, as viewed from the summit of Mount Soi on Monday, a week before the Chuseok harvest holiday.
Rice farmers in Yesan County, South Chungcheong, plow paddies on Thursday.
A rice farmer in Hwacheon, Gangwon, harvests rice on Saturday.
The Agriculture Ministry said Monday the government will purchase a total of 450,000 tons of rice for its reserves to stabilize market prices and address an oversupply of the grain.
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