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S. Korea’s Rice Output Forecast to Rise 9 pct This Year

SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s rice output is expected to increase 9.1 percent in 2021 from a year earlier due largely to favorable weather conditions and a rise in the cultivation area, data showed Friday. The country’s rice production is likely to come to 3.83 million tons this year, compared with a [...]

Rice Output at Half-century Low in 2020 on Bad Weather

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s rice output fell to the lowest level in 52 years in 2020 as a record-long rainy season and typhoons in the summer hampered production, data showed Thursday. The country’s rice production came to 3.51 million tons this year, down 6.4 percent from 3.74 million tons last year, [...]