"Sigh at the vegetable corner".I'm worried about the soaring price. [Y Record]

■ Host: Anchor Lee Jung-seop, Anchor Cho Ye-jin
■ Starring: Professor Seok Byung-hoon, Department of Economics at Ewha Womans University

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◆ Anchor: Recently, the price of cabbage has risen so much that it is called golden cabbage, and the common people's sigh is deepening every time they go grocery shopping, but I think vegetables that are equivalent to golden fever stand out.

◇ Seok Byung-hoon: That's right. This is because the prices of perilla leaves, lettuce, and cucumbers are also soaring. As of yesterday, according to the price information of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the average retail price per 100 grams of sesame leaves reached 3,514 won late last month. It turns out that it's up about 1,000 won from two months ago. In fact, as of the 30th, 10 perilla leaves at large supermarkets in downtown Seoul became the highest price ever, with 179 won per sheet. And not only perilla leaves but also lettuce rose 46 percent in a year to 2,526 won per 100 grams at the end of last month, and the price of green peppers rose 16 percent in a year to 14,942 won per 10 grams of Oido, and 15 percent in a year to 1,823 won per 100 grams, making all vegetables have gone up in price.

◆ Anchor: Looking at it, I'm more worried now because these are essential ingredients on our table, isn't the kimchi-making season coming up? Please also point out the rise in cabbage prices.

◇ Seok Byung-hoon: The average price of a cabbage was 9,581 won at the end of last month. This price is 55% higher than the same period last time. Next, in the case of cabbage, the price per head rose 31% in a year to 5,943 won. So, the government said it would import Chinese cabbage and deliver it to companies that make imported kimchi to stabilize the price of cabbage, but the volume of Chinese cabbage has not yet been released. That's why it seems that there is no price drop effect. As a result, there was a demand to purchase packaged kimchi in advance at large supermarkets. So if you look at the packaged kimchi section or the online mall of major kimchi manufacturers, the abandoned kimchi products are already out of stock. So, most of them sell only replacements for cabbage kimchi, such as sliced cabbage, young radish kimchi, and Chonggak kimchi. The raw cabbage itself is also in short supply, so some marts are even limiting the purchase volume that only three cabbages can be bought per person.

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: Jeong Eui-jin, Editor of the Digital News Team