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Cabbage market trends in Korea


Seoul, Korea
November 5, 2010

GAIN Report Number: KS1027

Report Highlights

In early October, responding to rising cabbage prices, the Korean Government temporarily reduced the tariff on imported Napa cabbage to zero. The actions the government implemented, along with the start of the harvest of the main cabbage crop have helped stabilize the price of cabbage for kimchi as of the beginning of November. However, estimated cabbage production in 2010 of 1.5 million MT will be down 40 percent from 2009 crop of 2.5 million.

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Published: November 10, 2010

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