Minister Song Mi-ryeong visited the kimchi processing company Domisol Foods in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the 12th and requested the industry to cooperate with the cabbage supply stabilization policy.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on that day Minister Song inspected the supply and storage trends of winter cabbage at Domisol Foods and expressed gratitude for their participation in the government's cabbage supply stabilization policy.
The production of winter cabbage has decreased due to the high temperatures that continued until last autumn. Additionally, as the storage demand from kimchi processing companies and producers in the region has increased recently, wholesale and retail prices have risen significantly.
Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs signed a business agreement with the Korea Kimchi Association and Daea Agricultural Products on the 10th to stabilize the supply. The agreement outlines that kimchi companies will ship winter cabbage stored in their facilities to the wholesale market during the time requested by the government for the upcoming holiday season.
Minister Song noted, "Stabilizing the supply of agricultural products can only go so far with the government's efforts alone, and active cooperation from the food and distribution industries is essential," adding, "We will develop and promote various policies to reduce the management cost burden for food companies and the distribution sector participating in government policies."
Park Mi-hee, the representative of Domisol Foods, said, "We will actively ship surplus quantities to the market, excluding the amounts used by the company, to fully cooperate with the government's supply stabilization efforts."