Business · Energy & Commodities · 4 hrs ago
Miwon farmers begin autumn vegetable shipments after summer crop damage
Autumn shipments of specialty vegetables have begun in Miwon, an area of Cheongju in South Korea.
The crops include broccoli, red cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and beetroot.
Heat and dry weather in August damaged young seedlings, which failed to take root or dried out in the fields.
Farmers watered their fields and replanted seedlings where plants had died to prepare for the autumn harvest.
The growers expect to ship 1,023 tonnes this year from 24 hectares of fields, with sales of about 1.2 billion won.
The vegetables will go to markets including the Garak-dong wholesale market in Seoul.
Cheongju plans to support stable production and shipments through field advice and guidance on responding to unusual weather.
Farmers in Miwon-myeon, Cheongju, have begun autumn shipments of specialty vegetables, including broccoli and red cabbage.
The crops were replanted after heat and dry weather damaged young seedlings over the summer.
The Miwon specialty-crop growers’ group expects to ship 1,023 tonnes this year and earn about 1.2 billion won in sales.
The vegetables are being sent to markets including Garak-dong Agricultural and Marine Products Market in Seoul.
- Who
- Specialty-crop farmers in Miwon-myeon, Cheongju.
- What
- They have begun autumn shipments of vegetables including broccoli, red cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce and beet.
- When
- Autumn 2026. The city announced the shipments on October 17.
- Where
- Miwon-myeon in Cheongju, South Korea; the produce is being sent to markets including Garak-dong in Seoul.
- Why
- Farmers replanted crops after summer heat and dry weather caused young seedlings to fail.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
High temperatures and little rain prevented some young seedlings from taking root or caused them to dry out and die.
Farmers irrigated their fields and replanted seedlings in places where crops had died.
Farmers began shipping the vegetables they had grown.
- Location
- Miwon-myeon, Cheongju
- Expected shipments
- 1,023 tonnes
- Expected sales
- About 1.2 billion won
- Cultivated area
- 24 hectares
- Destination
- Garak-dong Agricultural and Marine Products Market, Seoul, among other markets
1 source
What people are saying
We will help farmers maintain stable production and shipments through on-site technical guidance and the dissemination of technologies to respond to abnormal weather.