The price of kimchi ingredients is still high...7 out of 10 people said, "I won't make kimchi".

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The price of kimchi ingredients, which had been greatly affected by the unusually long heat wave this year, has stabilized relatively after government support, but

Still higher than last year.

For this reason, the so-called "Kimpo people" are increasing to give up making kimchi this year.

Let's hear about it.

[Chae Sang-mi / Professor of Business Administration at Ewha Womans University (YTN Start Economy: Nonghyup surveyed 490 members of the agri-food subscription platform, and 72% said they would not make kimchi this year. Not only is it cumbersome, but it is important to manage prices because 30% of the respondents said they would not make kimchi because of the rising price of kimchi ingredients. The wholesale price of radish is expected to be around 17,000 won per 20kg. So it's lower than 23,744 won last month, but it's a 51% increase from the average year. Production is expected to decrease due to the high temperature of the sowing season and various droughts. For this reason, autumn cabbage production is also expected to decrease by 5.1% to 1.18 million tons this year. The cost of making kimchi is expected to be higher than in previous years as the price of cabbage and radish, which are major ingredients, is high.]