[Economy PICK] The heat wave is over..."Wiggle" by the table.

■ Host: Youngsoo Kim Anchor, Lee Harin Anchor
■ Starring: Choi Ah-young, YTN Economy Reporter

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[Anchor]
As the heat wave is over, infectious diseases, food prices are wriggling. These days, the news of livestock infectious diseases continues to come out, and I guess this affects the price of the table?

[Reporter] It's
. Although sporadic, the outbreak is unusual. The first rum peeskin that occurred last year occurred about nine times nationwide from August to the 10th of this year. It happened about two months earlier than last year.

There have also been nine cases of African swine fever this year. A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was also detected in wild bird feces collected in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do, on the 2nd. As a result, the government has raised the level of livestock disease crisis to a serious level.

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryeong told reporters yesterday, "The most worrisome part of recent years is livestock disease." "If highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads to poultry farms, we will have a very long winter," he said.

[Anchor]
I'm worried that the price of meat will go up right away. How do you see it?

[Reporter]
First of all, beef and pork prices have not changed much so far. However, the government is concerned that the spread of the livestock epidemic will further stimulate food prices that are still high. Meat prices are still okay, but egg prices are on the rise. The price of 30 special eggs this month is around 7,000 won. It's nearly 1,000 won higher than usual. It's up more than 10% from the beginning of this year.

Also, the price of cabbage and radish soared due to the unusually long heat this year, and I told you a lot of news. As the kimchi-making season approaches, some people may be worried about the price. As of today, the wholesale price of a cabbage is 8,635 won and a radish is 3,605 won, but it is still more expensive than last year. Then, let's hear from a government official when these cabbage and radish prices will stabilize.

[Park Soon-yeon / Distribution and Consumption Policy Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs: The supply of radishes, cabbages and facility vegetables is expected to increase from late October. However, there are also strong rain and risk factors for the supply and demand of horticultural products."[Reporter] First of all, the government predicts that cabbage prices will stabilize to the average level within this month. Soon, we will announce measures to stabilize the supply and demand of kimchi ingredients.

[Anchor]
There seem to be 10,000 reasons for inflation, but I hope the government's measures work.