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[Reporter Sang-Hyeon Seo, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] The wholesale price of onions in May is expected to be around 1,000 won (product, kg), lower than the previous year and the previous month, and the wholesale price of peeled garlic is expected to be around 8,200 won (product, kg), similar to the previous month. The Korea Rural Economic Institute announced the observation information on seasoned vegetables for May 2025. According to the information, the wholesale price of onions is expected to be around 1,000 won (product, kg) due to sluggish consumption and concentrated shipments from major production areas. This is lower than 1,240 won last year and 1,370 won the previous month, and higher than the average of 850 won. In addition, as early-maturing onions are being shipped in earnest and production is expected to increase, distributors are

[Reporter Seong-je Cho, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] “When onion prices temporarily rose early this year, the government decided to import 20,000 tons of onions as TRQ. This is ignoring farmers’ requests to wait just ten days for the onions to be shipped. It is expected that the government’s onion import measures will have a direct impact on farmers in Goryeong, Gimcheon, Mungyeong, Andong, Yeongcheon, and Gumi, the Gyeongbuk region that ranks third in onion production nationwide.” Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly member Byeong-geun Choi (Gimcheon 1) pointed out the problems with the agricultural product low tariff quota (TRQ) import policy during a five-minute free speech at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly’s extraordinary session and urged the establishment of effective measures at the Gyeongbuk Provincial level. Assembly member Choi

[Reporter Woo Jung-soo, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] In March, Chinese onions were found to exceed the allowable pesticide residue standards twice during the domestic import customs clearance process. Nevertheless, as onion imports continue to increase, onion farmers are increasingly demanding a comprehensive investigation of imported onions under the PLS (Pesticide Tolerance Standards) system. Producer groups are expressing their will to continue collective action until the government strengthens safety management. The government imported 26,450 tons of WTO TRQ (tariff-rate quota) onions from China through an import right auction as of March. In addition, private imports have also been rapidly increasing recently.