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Rice Prices in North Korea Surge to New Highs in September

Last updated: 2024/09/25 at 2:40 PM
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North Korean meals costs are rising, with rice in Pyongyang reaching 6,300 North Korean received per kilogram on September 15. That is the very best rice worth since early October 2023.

Rice costs in different areas have risen to ranges just like these in Pyongyang. On September 15, a kilogram of rice bought for six,400 received at a market in Sinuiju, North Pyongan province, and 6,580 received at a market in Hyesan, Ryanggang province. In Hyesan, the worth of rice has been above 6,000 received for the reason that finish of March.

In mid-September, the worth of rice in North Korean marketplaces was at an all-time excessive.

The common worth of rice in Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Hyesan is presently 6,426 received. That is 83 received increased than the common of 6,343 received in mid-September of 2023, which itself was increased than the common of earlier years.

In the meantime, the worth of corn at marketplaces can also be on the rise. A kilogram of corn bought for 3,200 received in a Pyongyang market on September 15, up 6.7 % (200 received) from the worth originally of the month on September 2.

The worth of corn in Sinuiju and Hyesan elevated by the same quantity. The survey confirmed that corn price 3,300 received in Sinuiju and three,310 received in Hyesan on the identical day.

Usually, the worth of meals in North Korea continues to rise till early October, when the yr’s corn crop begins to achieve the markets. However the present worth of meals in North Korean marketplaces is already on par with final yr’s excessive.

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The principle motive that meals costs proceed to rise in North Korean markets seems to be that much less rice and corn are being delivered to the markets. This, in flip, is because of a mixture of things: an undersupply of domestically produced meals and fewer meals being imported from abroad.

“The present rise in meals costs in North Korean markets is linked to a scarcity of provide and rising trade charges. The unprecedented excessive trade charges could also be behind the decreased meals imports,” stated Cho Chung-hee, director of Good Farmers’ analysis institute and an skilled on North Korean agriculture.

Promoting giant quantities of imported grain in the marketplace can decrease meals costs, however the present quantity of imported items doesn’t seem like sufficient to have a lot of an affect, Cho defined.

In keeping with a Voice of America report in late July, citing Chinese language customs officers, the worth of North Korean rice imports from China within the first half of the yr was solely one-tenth of the worth for a similar interval in 2023.

Whereas the North Korean authorities function grain warehouses in each area, these warehouses usually are not provided with sufficient grain, and the hole between their costs and market costs continues to widen. In consequence, the state-run grain shops don’t seem like serving to to stabilize meals costs.

“When the state-run grain shops had been first established, they bought rice and corn for 20-30 % lower than market costs, however now the state-run shops are sometimes solely 300 received (per kilogram) cheaper than market costs,” stated Cho. “Many North Koreans are additionally turned off by the poor high quality of merchandise within the state-run shops. Such elements are additionally behind the rise in costs in North Korean markets.”

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This text first appeared in Daily NK, which contacts a number of sources inside and outdoors North Korea to confirm data. The Diplomat was not in a position to confirm the claims independently.

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