From Golden Apples to Golden Watermelons – The Rising Costs of Seasonal Fruits

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After I went grocery buying lately, the factor that caught my eye probably the most was the value of watermelons.

After I noticed the value, I couldn’t simply carry it with me.

Though the value of watermelons normally goes down presently of 12 months when shipments are excessive, the typical value per container was over 29,000 received in Could.

There are some available on the market that value over 60,000 received per bottle.

Though there are extra low cost occasions, it’s 25% costlier than final 12 months.

So, what about different seasonal gadgets?

Melons are 30% costlier than a 12 months in the past, and tomatoes are 17% costlier.

Let’s take a look at what reporter Park Jin-joo has lined from the watermelon manufacturing space to see if that is how golden apples are adopted by golden watermelons and golden melons.

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This can be a watermelon farmer in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province.

Fingers are busy selecting inexperienced watermelons among the many leaves.

To have the ability to market correctly, it normally must weigh 6 to 7 kilograms.

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″The watermelons picked on the finish of April or round April twentieth have been solely 5 kilograms or 4 kilograms.″

There are fairly just a few watermelons that can’t be bought.

There are undersized watermelons with dry, twisted or yellow stems mendacity round.

The watermelons are two days away from being harvested, and one that’s smaller than an grownup’s hand stands out.

Due to this, even the primary harvest, which was normally performed on the finish of April or the start of Could, was delayed.

Within the neighborhood, plenty of farmers plowed their fields and replanted them.

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“It is replanting. After taking it out … If it’s not corrected, the watermelon will develop into confused and it’s not good. Spin and burst… ″

The reason being that it rained too usually in March, there was an absence of daylight, and ‘unusually low temperatures’ continued.

That’s the reason the value of watermelon has risen considerably.

Based mostly on wholesale value, as much as 31,000 has been earned per 10 kilograms, a rise of greater than 18% in comparison with the earlier 12 months.

In a single on-line shopping center, watermelons value as much as 66,000 received have appeared.

One after one other, massive supermarkets provide watermelon low cost occasions, however nobody is able to do something.

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“It is too demanding. It is costly so I do not even take a look at it. I wish to purchase it, however due to the family account ebook… I’ve no selection however not to take a look at it.”

The Ministry of Agriculture, Meals and Rural Affairs expects shipments to progressively enhance in Could and costs to fall.

Nonetheless, as a result of the climate impacts the character of watermelon, it’s nonetheless too early to make certain.

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″There’s a variable known as the wet season in June… It’s good that the temperature rises, but when there may be lots of rain, it will possibly develop into an issue as a result of it creates a positive scenario for illness outbreaks.”

The federal government introduced that it could strengthen monitoring along with native governments and agricultural cooperatives to cut back the harm attributable to climate disasters.

That is Jinju Park from MBC Information.

Video commentary: Nam Hyun-taek, Nam Seong-hyeon / Video modifying: Min Kyung-tae