Scorching temperatures cook South Korea's vegetable and fish supplies
SEOUL, Aug 9 -- Prices of agricultural goods in South Korea have spiked as the country grapples with a severe heat wave, Yonhap news agency reported industry
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SEOUL, Aug 9 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Prices of agricultural goods in South Korea have spiked as the country grapples with a severe heat wave, Yonhap news agency reported industry data showed Sunday. The extreme heat wave saw midday temperatures rise as high as 40°C early last week and is expected to ease Sunday, with daytime highs forecast to reach around 34°C. — Bernama-Yonhap. Compared to the same period last year, the price rose by 13.2 percent, according to the data from the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives.
Furthermore, At aqua farms, 864,497 fish were reported dead due to warming ocean temperatures as of Friday. As of Friday, a total of 901,602 livestock have died due to the heat wave, of which 95 percent were poultry, such as chickens and ducks, latest data from the agriculture ministry showed. Especially flounders and rockfish will continue to be sold at high prices," an industry watcher said.
In addition, "Vegetables such as spinach, cucumbers and zucchinis grow well in cool temperatures and tend to surge in prices as their supply drops in the summer season," an agriculture ministry said. Industry watchers expect prices of fish to rise further next month, since sea temperatures tend to cool down more slowly than land temperatures. “The effect of high water temperatures has just begun, and we expect it to be most pronounced in September.
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SEOUL, Aug 9 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- Prices of agricultural goods in South Korea have spiked as the country grapples with a severe heat wave, Yonhap news agency reported industry data showed Sunday.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe extreme heat wave saw midday temperatures rise as high as 40°C early last week and is expected to ease Sunday, with daytime highs forecast to reach around 34°C. — Bernama-Yonhap
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesCompared to the same period last year, the price rose by 13.2 percent, according to the data from the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAt aqua farms, 864,497 fish were reported dead due to warming ocean temperatures as of Friday.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesAs of Friday, a total of 901,602 livestock have died due to the heat wave, of which 95 percent were poultry, such as chickens and ducks, latest data from the agriculture ministry showed.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesEspecially flounders and rockfish will continue to be sold at high prices," an industry watcher said.
reliability moderate2/2 sources"Vegetables such as spinach, cucumbers and zucchinis grow well in cool temperatures and tend to surge in prices as their supply drops in the summer season," an agriculture ministry said.
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Industry watchers expect prices of fish to rise further next month, since sea temperatures tend to cool down more slowly than land temperatures. “The effect of high water temperatures has just begun, and we expect it to be most pronounced in September.
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