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The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council issued an urgent statement on the 9th, urging the government to immediately halt its push to import U.S. apples, which is currently under review as a mutual tariff negotiation card. Prior to the statement's release, the council noted that "according to a report in the Seoul Economic Newspaper on the 5th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been revealed to have instructed the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to proactively review importing U.S. apples as a card for Korea-U.S. trade negotiations." They further stated that "as a result, strong concerns and backlash are pouring in from apple-producing agricultural households in Gyeongbuk Province, including the Gyeongbuk Provincial Apple-Producing City and County Mayors Association and various producer organizations."

As the government considers opening apple imports as a negotiation card for mutual tariff talks with the United States, apple producer groups and agricultural organizations are strongly protesting. On the 9th, the "Farmers' Path with the People" held a rally in front of the Presidential Office in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, condemning the opening of apple imports. The Farmers' Path is a coalition of agricultural organizations consisting of a total of 8 groups, including the National Apple Producers Association and the National Farmers' Association. The participants in the rally issued a resolution stating that "the government's push for U.S. imports and moves to relax quarantine conditions are trampling on the survival rights of our farmers and completely destroying the future of agriculture in the Republic of Korea."

(Andong=Yonhap News) Lee Seung-hyung, Reporter = The Gyeongbuk Provincial Council declared on the 9th, "The government must immediately halt any review of apple imports in a manner that abandons the minimum principle of protecting domestic agriculture." The council issued a statement saying, "A newspaper reported on the 5th that the government is positively reviewing the import of US apples as a card in trade negotiations with the United States, which is tantamount to declaring the abandonment of the people's food security and the foundation of regional economy," urging a halt to discussions. It also stated, "Gyeongbuk is the largest apple-producing region in South Korea, accounting for 62% of the nation's apple production," and "If the government allows the import of US apples as reported in the media, the 20,000 apple-producing farms in Gyeongbuk will collapse, and furthermore, the entire domestic fruit industry will suffer irreparable damage." Adding, "This is an act of pushing apple-producing farmers, who have already suffered severe damage from massive wildfires and are on the brink due to aging, abnormal climate, and rising production costs, over the cliff," they argued, "The government must declare that no agricultural products can be the subject of trade negotiations." haru@yna.co.kr