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(Jeju=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeon Ji-hye = Jeju Island announced on the 13th that the 2025 Black Pork Festival will be held on the 18th and 19th at Gilgal Farm Land in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City. Organized jointly by the Jeju Black Pig Producers Association and Gilgal Black Pigs, this event, themed "A delicious bite, a joyful atmosphere, joy from black pigs," offers tourists a special culinary experience. Visitors to the festival can purchase black pork products at low prices and enjoy a variety of black pork dishes. There will be black pork taste comparison experiences, cooking classes, and black pork sausage making. The festival will also feature various cultural and artistic performances by local artists, a children's play area and photo zone for family visitors, and a small market where visitors can experience local specialties. Jeju black pigs, a Jeju-specific breed characterized by their black fur, have been maintaining their reputation through systematic conservation and improvement efforts since the 1990s. Their meat has a uniform distribution of intramuscular fat and a high content of unsaturated fatty acids, boasting a smooth texture and excellent flavor.

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According to the monitoring by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the "200 Index of Agricultural Wholesale Prices" on October 13 was 118.70, rising by 0.28 points compared to last Saturday, and the wholesale price index for "grocery basket" products was 119.61, rising by 0.33 points compared to last Saturday. As of 14:00 today, the average wholesale price of pork in national agricultural wholesale markets was 18.47 yuan/kg, down 1.6% from last Saturday; beef was 66.34 yuan/kg, up 0.5% from last Saturday; mutton was 62.06 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from last Saturday; eggs were 7.76 yuan/kg, down 1.4% from last Saturday; and white-feathered chickens were 17.55 yuan/kg, down 0.6% from last Saturday. The average price of 28 key monitored vegetables was 4.96 yuan/kg, up 0.2% from last Saturday; the average price of 6 key monitored fruits was 7.10 yuan/kg, unchanged from last Saturday. Carp was 19.38 yuan/kg, down 3.0% from last Saturday; crucian carp was 13.95 yuan/kg, down 0.1% from last Saturday; white sturgeon was 9.98 yuan/kg, down 0.6% from last Saturday; and large ribbonfish was 40.23 yuan/kg, down 2.4% from last Saturday. Today, among the 46 varieties of fresh agricultural products in the domestic wholesale market that were monitored, the top five varieties with the highest price increases compared to last Saturday were zucchini, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, and rapeseed, with increases of 4.3%, 2.1%, 1.4%, 1.3%, and 1.0% respectively; the top five varieties with the highest price decreases were flat mushrooms, carp, celery, green onions, and green peppers, with decreases of 3.2%, 3.0%, 3.0%, 2.7%, and 2.7% respectively.