Prices for apples have increased by 12.2 percent and pears by 20.3 percent compared to last year's Lunar New Year season due to the aftermath of weather-related disruptions in production.
With Lunar New Year approaching, Monday at Noeun Agricultural and Marine Products Market in Daejeon is bustling with people buying groceries. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, consumer prices for apples have increased by 12.2 percent and pears by 20.3 percent compared to last year's Lunar New Year season due to the aftermath of weather-related disruptions in production. [NEWS1]
![With Lunar New Year approaching, Monday at Noeun Agricultural and Marine Products Market in Daejeon is bustling with people buying groceries. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, consumer prices for apples have increased by 12.2 percent and pears by 20.3 percent compared to last year's Lunar New Year season due to the aftermath of weather-related disruptions in production. [NEWS1]](https://img4.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202402/05/koreajoongangdaily/20240205193138385ojnm.jpg)