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Oranges, conference pears, and onions are the three foods affected by the VAT reduction that have risen the most in price in the major supermarkets.

(Jeonju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jin-bang = The Rural Development Administration urged on the 27th that in order to prevent wilt disease in onion seedlings during the formal planting period in September and October, the seedling trays must be disinfected. Onion wilt disease is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum and appears in late September and October when the seedlings are young and in mid to late April when they are planted, causing damage until the storage period. Onions affected by wilt disease have yellowing leaves, poor growth, and underdeveloped roots. In particular, if the soil in the seedling trays used for mechanical planting is contaminated, the disease can continue to spread, so seedling trays used last year must be disinfected. The disinfection method involves soaking the seedling trays in a solution of sodium hypochlorite (4% effective chlorine) and water diluted 1 to 9 for more than 30 minutes, or soaking them in water at 60 degrees Celsius for more than 60 minutes. Mixing or spraying registered pesticides into the soil (topsoil) inside the seedling trays before sowing can reduce the density of pathogens and help control wilt disease. The pesticides used can be checked on the "Pesticide Safety Information System" of the Rural Development Administration (psis.rda.go.kr). Kei Kyung-hee, head of the Horticultural Specialty Environment Division at the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, said, "To control onion wilt disease, it is essential to disinfect reused seedling trays," and added, "In the current situation where mechanical onion planting is increasing, the active disinfection by farmers will also contribute to increasing the mechanization rate." chinakim@yna.co.kr

In the region, prices for eggs, salt, polished rice, and vermicelli have also decreased. According to data from Mordoviastat as of August 18, in the Republic of Mordovia over the past week, among fruit and vegetable products, a seasonal decrease in average consumer prices was noted for onions (by 6.8%, to 43.25 rubles/kg), apples (by 6.7%, to 139.39 rubles/kg), carrots (by 6.3%, to 41.23 rubles/kg), tomatoes (by 5.6%, to 137.89 rubles/kg), cabbage (by 4.0%, to 30.97 rubles/kg), potatoes (by 3.9%, to 33.98 rubles/kg), beets (by 2.8%, to 39.58 rubles/kg), bananas (by 1.0%, to 122.15 rubles/kg). Fresh cucumbers could be purchased on average at 100.95 rubles/kg, canned vegetables for baby food at 625.05 rubles/kg, and canned fruit and berries at 550.96 rubles/kg. In the meat and meat products market, the average price for beef was 624.55 rubles/kg, pork 333.42 rubles/kg, lamb 772.78 rubles/kg, chilled and frozen chickens 173.50 rubles/kg, sausages and salami 425.05 rubles/kg, ...