Based on reports by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the wholesale price on 20 kilograms of radish on Thursday was 29,000 won ($22). That’s a 36.8 percent increase from a week ago.
Mrs. Kim, 62, who lives in Mapo District, western Seoul, was shocked recently to see the sky-high prices of napa cabbages at her local supermarket.
Inflation in August hit its highest level since the pandemic started, though it remained below 1 percent. Vegetable prices rose rapidly because of the heavy rains while the price of jeonse, or long-term rental deposits, also increased.
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