"This will reduce the cost of your turn..." Horrifying Prices, How to Shop Cheaply

■ Broadcast: YTN Radio FM 94.5 (09:00-10:00)
■ Host: Reporter Cho Tae-hyun
■ Air date: January 20, 2025 (Monday)
■ Dialogue: Director Jeong Ji-hee of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation

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◇ Reporter Cho Tae-hyun (hereinafter referred to as Cho Tae-hyun): It is a week to look at vivid price information of traditional markets and hypermarkets, <Shopping Basket Live Price>. Today, I'm with Jung Ji-hee, manager of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. How are you, sir?

◆Director Jeong Ji-hee of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Jeong Ji-hee) Yes, hello.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: The Lunar New Year holiday is just around the corner. It's going to be a very long Lunar New Year holiday, so what items would you recommend if you go grocery shopping for the holiday?

◆Jung Ji-hee: Yes, it's Monday when the Lunar New Year holiday is just around the corner. I'm expecting a lot of grocery shopping on Friday or Saturday. On Wednesday the 15th, aT Korea Agricultural Food Distribution Corporation announced the cost of the Lunar New Year's Day. In fact, the composition of the memorial service table varies from house to house, and the cost is inevitably different for each household size and preference, so it would be good to use it as a reference for shopping. According to the results of the survey two weeks before last week's Lunar New Year holiday, we could see items that were cheaper than last year's Lunar New Year holiday. This year, the price of a spinach cup was 3878 won. The average price of the traditional market was 3,272 won and 4,484 won at large discount stores, which was 6.2% cheaper than the previous year. Zucchini was also 16.7% cheaper in traditional markets and 20.5% cheaper in large supermarkets, ranging from 2,200 won to 2,300 won each. Compared to the price of bracken last year, the price of bracken was definitely cheaper this year. In addition, chestnuts and dried persimmons were found to be 9% and 18.5%, respectively, lower than last year.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: Spinach, zucchini, bracken, and logistics are cheap. I think it will be a green New Year's meal, but I think there will be items that are a little expensive compared to usual. What was there?

◆Jung Ji-hee: The price of beef and pork is high ahead of the holiday, so it affects the cost of dressing up. Last year, the breeding frequency was higher than usual, so the price of small pigs was very low. Compared to last year, the price increase of small pigs is large. Beef Seoldo, which is widely used before and after, rose 16%, and pork front legs, which are used as pancakes, also rose 16.8% from last year. However, beef is considered to be cheaper than the average year, which is the five-year average.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: The price is still not that high. They said beef was cheap, but it's not easy, and pork has gone up, so is there any way to live a little more frugally in this situation?

◆Jung Ji-hee: Yes, last week when our construction company was investigating one after another, we didn't have a discount event. Ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, the government's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and Korean Beef Self-help Fund will cooperate to hold Korean Beef discount events in more than 1,800 locations across the country, including Hanaro Mart, hypermarkets, and online malls. The fundamental event is a consumption promotion event to ease the burden of consumer shopping basket prices while for livestock farmers who are struggling because wholesale prices continue to weaken even if consumer prices are high. If you refer to websites such as Korean beef self-help funds or agricultural cooperatives, you will get a 20-40% discount, so I hope you will be familiar with the discount information and go shopping. The discount period or discount information may vary slightly by branch and mart by part such as sirloin, yangji, and bulgogi. I hope you make sure to take care of smart consumption.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: Okay. Did you remember this information well? It would be nice to buy it cheaply, but you can check it on websites such as Korean beef self-help fund and Nonghyup. However, I'm sure there are people who are difficult to check on this information website one by one. Do you have any discount tips for these people?

◆Jung Ji-hee: There is a mart near my house and you usually buy it at the mart, so we plan to provide information discount support for 24 agricultural products this week as well. After Thursday the 23rd, discount items will be expanded to more than 29 items. This part will be easy to use because a 20% discount will be automatically applied to the membership number at the checkout counter without any restrictions. Again, the government is making all-out efforts to stabilize prices by increasing the budget for discounting agricultural and livestock products from 60 billion won to 70 billion won. Consumers should also take care of the related benefits carefully and prepare documents inexpensively and cheaply.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: You've been talking about marts so far. In fact, if you look at the market, traditional markets are cheaper. There's a discount event prepared here, too?

◆ Jeong Ji-hee: Yes, 160 traditional markets nationwide will also hold an event from Thursday 23rd to 27th to refund 30% of the purchases of agricultural and livestock products to Onnuri gift certificates directly from the site. If you get an Onnuri gift certificate refund, I think it's the perfect amount to eat nearby. And on top of that, if you purchased Zero Pay gift certificates 30% cheaper, the discount will be even greater. Originally, the Zero Pay Nonghaal gift certificate was over, but it will be issued additionally from 2 p.m. today, so I hope you don't miss the last chance.

◇ Cho Tae-hyun: Additional Zero Pay gift certificates will be issued from 2 p.m. today. Please remember this part. I looked at the information that would be good to know about the wise information for the Lunar New Year. So far, I've been with Jung Ji-hee, chief of the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. Thank you for today.

◆ Jung Ji-hee: Yes, thank you.

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