On the price increase of cabbage

Korean vegetables are very expensive. For example, a cabbage is sold to 45 yuan. There are two main reasons for this. First, there is less agricultural land available in Korea, and there is no way to develop large-scale vegetable cultivation. Second, South Korea is vulnerable to the weather. For example, this time, the price of cabbage rose sharply because of the typhoon, and then the land was flooded, and the output of cabbage was greatly reduced. Under normal circumstances, Korean cabbage is not so expensive and can meet its own needs.

The larger the land area, it does not mean that the local products are very rich, and there are also many land available for people to use, such as construction land and agricultural land. Take China as an example, agricultural land is abundant, so some materials in China can be self-sufficient. But this is not the case in South Korea. Not only is the land area small, but the population is relatively concentrated. Some wasteland is not suitable for crop growth, and it is very troublesome to grow vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage. In this case, Koreans can only eat kimchi, because kimchi can be well preserved and will not eat a lot at once.

Local agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government, but the situation is not particularly good due to its own foundation. In case of bad weather, agriculture will also suffer serious losses, and subsidies are not enough to make up for its own losses. With the coming of autumn, Koreans will also start to pickle pickles. At this time, the demand for Chinese cabbage will increase, but the output is not up to standard, so it is in the seller's market and the price of Chinese cabbage is getting higher and higher. When Koreans eat barbecues, they also like to wrap pickled radishes, garlic cloves and peppers with lettuce, and then add roasted beef intestines or meat into their mouths to get the ultimate taste experience. Therefore, the ecological requirements are also very high, and the prices of all vegetables are very expensive.

After the domestic output was insufficient to meet the demand, South Korea had to import from abroad, so China's Chinese cabbage was also exported to South Korea in large quantities.