[Good morning economy] "I'm burdened by the end of kimbap".'Breathe' at a sky-high price

The price of laver, a national side dish, soared to 1.5 times the level of a year ago.

According to the price information site of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation on the 13th, the average retail price of 10 dried laver (medium) sheets is 1,562 won as of the 10th.

It exceeded 150 won per sheet.

The average retail price of dried laver was 1,54 won for 10 sheets a year ago, which was 100 won per sheet.

In other words, the price has risen 48% in a year, making it 50 won more expensive per market.

Not only the retail price, but also the wholesale price is high.

As of the 10th, the sale price of intermediate wholesalers was 11,860 won per 100 tickets, up 58% from a year ago (7,487 won).

A snack franchise owner who sells gimbap in Mapo-gu, Seoul, said, "The cost of other ingredients has also risen, but the price of laver has risen a lot, which is a burden."The average monthly price exceeded 1,300 won in July last year and rose to 1,400 won in December last year amid an increase in demand for

seaweed exports and a decrease in inventory.

Last year, the average annual retail price of laver was 1,271 won, up 25% from the previous year (1,019 won).

Although the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has taken measures such as discount support to ease the burden on consumers, the price of laver is soaring.

However, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries expects seaweed prices to fall over time.

Hong Rae-hyung, a fisheries policy officer at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said, "It takes time to produce and process fish into dried seaweed. "The price of dried laver has reversed its downward trend due to high production volume, and the price of dried laver will go down by the end of January," he said.

AI Anchor: Y-GO
Caption editing: Jeong Eui-jin