"Cabbage, garlic, and green onion prices are down". What's the best time to make kimchi?

- Prices of cabbages, onions, green onions, and garlic fall, and prices of citrus, cheongcheong cucumbers and sweet potatoes rise
- Ginger, excellent in preventing colds and disinfecting bacteria, and good ocher-colored lumps
- "Don't buy red pepper powder" KAMIS event to mark Kimchi Day

■ Broadcast: YTN Radio FM 94.5 (09:00-10:00)
■ Host: Reporter Cho Tae-hyun
■ Air date: November 18, 2024 (Monday)
■ Dialogue: Assistant Manager Won Ji-seon of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation

* The text below may differ from the actual broadcast content, so please check the broadcast for more accurate information.
◆ Reporter Cho Tae-hyun (hereinafter referred to as Cho Tae-hyun): It's a week to look at the vivid price information of traditional markets and hypermarkets to find out what the most delicious and cheap seasonal food is, <Shopping Basket Live Price>. Today, I'm with Won Ji-sun of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. Hello, assistant manager.

◇ Assistant Manager Won Ji-sun of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Won Ji-sun): Hello.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: Winter seemed to come soon, but I think the weather was very nice last week. I wonder how this has affected the price of agricultural products, so please tell me the price trend for the week.

◇ Amusement Park Line: Yes. Cabbage, onions, green onions, and garlic were cheap this week. The initial crop was sluggish due to high temperatures in the early stages of cabbage growth, but the price is on the decline as weather conditions improve and shipping sites expand. The retail price of cabbages was down about 19% from 4,853 won per head last week to 3,928 won this week. The wholesale price of cabbage in Garak Market is also gradually stabilizing at around 2,800 won per head. In the case of onions, shipments in the market increased due to increased stocks of stored onions, showing a downward trend. Last week, it traded about 14.5% cheaper, from 2,138 won to 1,827 won per kilogram. The price of green onions decreased as the shipping area in Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do increased year-on-year. It was traded at 3,034 won per kilogram, down about 14% from last week. Peeled garlic is expected to increase in demand due to the kimchi-making season, but it is being shipped stably, and it was sold at 8,861 won, 14% cheaper than last week, as government supply and demand stabilization measures were implemented.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: There are reports that half-price cabbages came out, so I'm glad. How was the price of the fruit?

◇ Amusement Park Line: Yes, fruit prices were down in shine muskets, apples were down in price, and citrus prices were up in price. In the case of Shine Muscat, the price fell as consumption was dispersed to other seasonal fruits such as citrus and sweet persimmons, which was traded about 7% cheaper than last week at the 2kg 13,000 won level. Apples declined as production and shipments increased compared to last year. It was traded about 4% cheaper in the range of 25,000 won to 24,000 won for 10 units. These days, open-field tangerines are coming out. Shipments tend to be steady in season, but trading slightly higher than last week at 3,598 won on a 10-point basis as marketability such as sugar has improved.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: Shine muskets and apples showed a downward trend, and citrus fruits showed a slight increase, but I heard that there are other items that have increased in price.

◇원지선:: The items that went up this week include spinach, sweet potatoes, and chucheong cucumbers. Chucheong Oi's import volume decreased year-on-year due to poor weather conditions, and it was trading about 18% higher than last week at 18,000 won based on 10 standards. Sweet potatoes are also one of the best snacks at this time of year to eat with just-made kimchi or fresh kimchi. As the weather gets colder these days, demand for snacks has increased, trading slightly higher. It is 4,700 won per kilogram, up about 6% from last week. Paprika traded higher as shipments fell year-on-year and imports fell. It was trading up about 6% from 1,979 won last week to 2,101 won this week.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: I didn't know this for the first time, but I heard that November 22nd is Kimchi Day.

◇원지:: Yes, November 22 is Kimchi Day. It means that each kimchi material comes together and shows 22 effects. KAMIS is holding a kimchi event to mark the upcoming kimchi season, which is an initial quiz event from November 14th to November 23rd. You can participate in the KAMIS blog, and we are holding an event to give red pepper powder to a total of 30 people through a lottery! For more information, please refer to the KAMIS blog and website.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: We're having an event where you can get red pepper powder. For those preparing kimchi, and even if you don't make kimchi separately, red pepper powder is a valuable ingredient for many dishes. I think it would be good to go to KAMIS, agricultural product distribution information, and site and participate in the kimchi event. Then, lastly, please recommend seasonal agricultural and fishery products this week.

◇ Amusement Park Ship: Yes, it's an agricultural product that a lot of people look for these days when temperatures are falling. It's ginger, and ginger has a tingling and spicy taste. Especially when eating raw fish, it is said to have a sterilizing effect and control the fishy smell. In addition, ginger roll and shogaol ingredients contained in ginger expel cold energy from the body and keep warm, which is good for colds, especially ginger roll ingredients, disinfect various bacteria. The spicy and refined ingredients in ginger stretch blood vessels and are excellent in relieving arthritis, menstrual pain and headaches. The best way to choose a good ginger is to have a hard, large meat, ocher-colored color, and several pieces attached to a lump that is somewhat dark and uneven in color. Ginger can be boiled warm in tea, but you can enjoy it more deliciously if you make green tea with lemon and make lemon ginger tea.I hope you spend your body and mind warm with warm ginger tea this winter.

◆ Cho Tae-hyun: Thank you for the good information today. Until now, I was Won Ji-sun, deputy manager of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. Thank you for talking today.