Apple retail prices have fallen 11% in a week, but wholesale prices remain high - South Korea

The retail prices of apples and pears, which had remained high, have recently fallen by more than 10% following the government's large-scale investment. However, wholesale prices remain high, so demand remains high until the first products are released.
It is expected that high prices will continue due to insecurity in wages. According to agricultural product distribution information from the Korea Agricultural and Fisheries Food Distribution Corporation (aT) on the 24th, the retail price of apples (Fuji, Elegant, 10 pieces) as of the 22nd was ¥24,000.
The price was 250 won, a decrease of 11.6% from the 15th, one week ago. Pears (Shingo, high quality, 10 pieces) decreased by 13.4% to 39,312 won, and tomatoes (high quality, 1 kg) dropped by 7.
,107 won, down 12.9%. Strawberries (elegant, 100g) cost 1,303 won, and kiwi (domestic, refined, 10 pieces) cost 10,228 won, down 6.1% and 2.8%, respectively.
Ta. Prices of not only domestically produced fruits but also imported fruits and vegetables have fallen. The retail price of banana (imported, high quality, 100g) was 297 won, down 5.4% from the previous week, and the retail price of pineapple (imported, high quality,
1 piece) decreased by 5.1% to 6,901 won. However, oranges (navel USA, high quality, 10 pieces) cost 16,804 won, and mangoes (imported, high quality, 1 piece) cost 3,549 won.
0.8% and 3.4%, respectively. Retail price is the price sold to consumers at large marts, traditional markets, etc., and the recent negative trend is due to the unit delivery price due to the "3.18 Price Stability Measures"
The government interprets this as an effect of expanded support and discount support. However, since the strong price of fruits, mainly apples and pears, started from last year's crop issues, there is no way to find a fundamental solution before July.
There is no state. To this end, they are using a strategy to diversify demand by increasing the variety and quantity of imported fruits. As a result, the retail price of mangoes has decreased by 34.7% compared to one year ago, and △bananas 1
Prices of 0.5%, 10.0% for strawberries, and 4.9% for pineapples also fell. However, prices for apples and pears are 5.7% and 44.4% higher, respectively. Besides this, △ Sweet persimmon 78.3%
△Kiwiwi 17.8% △Orange 8.3% △Tomato 7.8%, etc. continue to remain high. Wholesale prices, which do not include discounts, do not appear to be falling. Middle wholesalers become retailers
Looking at intermediate wholesale prices, which are the prices sold to consumers, apples and pears have increased by 121.5% and 147.3%, respectively, from a year ago. Intermediate wholesale price of apples (Fuji, high quality, 10kg) is based on the 22nd.
The wholesale price of 15 kg of pears (Shingo, Elegant) was 108,600 won, an increase of 7.3%, to 91,780 won, an increase of 1.0% from a week ago.
The government has launched an all-out war against retail prices, with related ministries including the Ministry of Planning and Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food, and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. plan
A Ministry of Finance official said, ``The greater the price uncertainty, such as abnormal weather conditions, the more we will strengthen our efforts to stabilize prices for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products.''
While continuing to operate the price emergency response system and inspecting trends on a daily basis, all ministries and agencies are
"We plan to visit the site directly, listen to what people have to say, and respond promptly."