"I can only buy 3 Chinese cabbage"...Until mid-October, "Cabbage Barley Pass."

[Anchor]
The price of cabbage has become 'gold cabbage' due to the lack of supply due to the heat wave, and it is simply crossing the 'cabbage barley Pass'.

At the mart, the number of cabbage purchases is limited, and packaged kimchi is empty.

The government expects prices to stabilize after passing Borit Pass from the middle of this month.

Reporter Oh Dong-gun is back.

[Reporter]
Consumers who check the price of cabbage at the mart.I'm surprised by the price of

'gold cabbage'.

["The price is going crazy, going crazy"]

The frustration is also growing due to the high rise of cabbage, an essential ingredient for our table.

[Lee Eun-mi / Oksu-dong, Seoul: I could have bought two at this price, but now I'm not sure if I should buy one or not. It's too expensive. It's a must-eat food...]

Packaging kimchi is also being released on a limited basis in the mart due to a lack of raw material supply, and the search for products continues.

This is the takeaway kimchi corner where I'm standing.

There are some products in here now, but yesterday, packaged kimchi was sold to the extent that this place was completely empty.

The retail price of a cabbage counted by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation is 8,848 won.

Compared to the nearly 10,000 won a week ago, it seems a little calming, but it is still 28% higher than last year.

The key is whether we can hold out until the middle of this month when autumn cabbage is released.
According to the
Agricultural Observation Report, wholesale cabbage prices are expected to rise 38.4% this month from a year ago.


The price of radish is also fluctuating, but it is predicted to rise 62.7% to 18,000 won for 20kg.

Concerns are growing that the price of kimchi-related vegetables may rise further ahead of the full-fledged kimchi-making season.

The government is taking all-out measures by extending support for cabbage discounts until the 9th and increasing imports of Chinese cabbage, but it is unclear whether it will be effective in stabilizing table prices as other vegetable prices are unusual.

This is YTN Oh Dong-gun.

Reporter for shooting
: Lee Seung-joon
Design: Lee Na-young