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The Cheongryang Agricultural Cooperative in Ulsan (Chairman Park Dong-seop) provided 120,000 cabbage seedlings worth 18 million won free of charge to all members over the two days of November 11th and 12th. This initiative was carried out by the Economic Affairs Department of the Cheongryang Agricultural Cooperative to offer high-quality cabbage seedlings, aiming to reduce the labor burden on farmers and establish a stable agricultural production base. Chairman Park Dong-seop stated, "This cabbage seedling support project is part of the 'Nongsimcheonsim (農心天心) movement,' which is based on the belief that 'the heart of the farmer is the will of heaven,' and aims to expand the value of agriculture and rural areas through stable supply of our agricultural products and to garner nationwide empathy through a cooperative effort."

The Ceylon Planters’ Association has called for the lifting of the 2021 ban on oil palm cultivation, arguing that the government’s decision caused multibillion-rupee losses, destroyed thousands of jobs, and worsened the country’s food and currency crises, reports Daily Mirror. The ban directly led to the destruction of seedlings worth 550 million rupees, while an

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), in its latest report on national average prices at the exit of the oil mill, indicates that in week 36 (from September 1 to 7), the average price of extra virgin has stood at 3.98 euros/kilo, 3.6% more expensive than the week before. In week 35 (from August 25 to 31) its price soared by 8.06%, up to 3.94 euros/kg, compared to week 34. The price of olive oil at origin had a downward trend in the first months of 2025; the first week the extra virgin averaged 4.39 euros/kg, a figure that in May was reduced to 3.49 euros/kg but by the end of July increased to 3.69 euros/kg. After the 2022/23 and 2023/24 campaigns with very low harvests due to drought, which translated into a significant increase in oil prices, the current 2024/25 campaign, with a more normalized volume, has had a progressive downward trend. The MAPA, faced with abundant rainfall and mild spring temperatures, did not rule out a "large harvest in 2025/26", so in ...