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According to the “2024 Autumn Cabbage, Radish, Soybean, Apple, and Pear Production Survey Results” released by Statistics Korea on December 23, the total production of apples and pears in 2024 is expected to increase by 10.4% year-on-year to 639,000 tons. Apples are expected to increase by 16.6% to 460,000 tons, and pears are expected to decrease by 2.9% to 178,000 tons.

The agricultural income stabilization insurance will be put into full-scale operation starting next year. Attention is focused on whether the government’s proposed income stabilization insurance will be an alternative to strengthen the safety net for farm income in a situation where agricultural disasters due to abnormal climate and unstable agricultural product prices are threatening the sustainability of agriculture.  Income stabilization insurance is an insurance product that compensates for the decreased income when a farm’s income by item falls below a certain level. While crop disaster insurance compensates only for the decreased harvest, income stabilization insurance compensates for the decreased income by considering both the harvest and the price.  The nine items subject to the full-scale operation to be implemented nationwide next year are garlic, onions, cabbage, grapes, beans, autumn potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and barley. Six new items, including rice, sweet persimmons, autumn radishes, autumn cabbage, peaches, and tangerines (all-season citrus fruits), as well as spring and highland potatoes, are pilot projects that can only be subscribed to in some major producing areas and are scheduled to be converted to full-scale operations in the future. The government plans to expand the target to 30 important items in the national diet.  The income stabilization insurance is operated in a way that if the current income (current price × current harvest per farm) falls below 60-85% of the standard income (standard price × average harvest per farm), the difference is paid as insurance money. Farmers can choose the coverage level of 60, 70, 80, or 85% when signing up for insurance. For example, if they choose 80% coverage, they will receive insurance money when the current income falls below 80% of the standard income. The coverage amount is the difference between the amount corresponding to 80% and the current income (actual income).  In order to increase farmers’ choices regarding the level of coverage and insurance premiums, three insurance products will be introduced based on the standard price application criteria. Among them, the ‘past income type’ calculates income using the average price of the past five years, such as wholesale market prices, as the standard price. The ‘expected income type’ calculates the standard income by reflecting the increased price in the standard price when the harvest season price rises compared to the average year. However, the increase in the harvest season price is reflected only within 1.5 times the average year price. If the market price in the current year falls, the standard income is determined based on the average year price. For example, when the average harvest volume of soybean farm A over the past five years is 7,000 kg, the average year price of soybeans per kg is 5,000 won.

Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, carried out promotional activities in Los Angeles, USA from the 5th to the 12th to develop overseas markets for grapes. This activity was conducted as part of a project to support overseas market sales of agricultural and specialty products, and to raise awareness of Yeongdong grapes in the US market and expand exports. Officials from the Hwanggan Grape Export Crop Association and Hwanggan Agricultural Cooperative held promotional and tasting events at 30 H Mart stores in the US and informed local consumers of the taste and quality of Yeongdong grapes. They also promoted Yeongdong grapes to Americans by informing them of the event through various promotional media such as newspapers, leaflets, and SNS. In addition, they held a meeting with H Mart importers.