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Rice price’s long slide
JIN EUN-SOO
![Shoppers browse through rice products at a hypermarket in Seoul on Thursday. Rice prices have seen a continuous drop despite the government's effort to curb the trend by purchasing 150,000 tons of rice. The price of a 20-kilogram packet of rice was 44,619 won as of Aug. 5, a three percent drop compared to the previous month, according to the Agriculture Ministry. [NEWS1]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/08/15/992c7842-3fc0-4078-8fc2-eaa1547f97b8.jpg)
Shoppers browse through rice products at a hyperscale mart in Seoul on Thursday. Rice prices have seen a continuous drop despite the government’s effort to curb the trend by purchasing 150,000 tons of rice.
The price of a 20-kilogram packet of rice was 44,619 won as of Aug. 5, a three percent drop compared to the previous month, according to the Agriculture Ministry. [NEWS1]
Published Date: August 15, 2024