Distribution costs for napa cabbage and radishes reach 60-70%... "Distribution profit is nil"

(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Yoon-gu and Je Jae-hoon = It has been found that the 'distribution costs', which is the consumer price of agricultural products minus the price received by the producer, accounts for half. The distribution costs for some agricultural products such as cabbage and radishes reach 60 to 70%. There has long been a call to lower distribution costs so that producers can receive fair prices and consumers can buy at cheaper prices, but the distribution cost ratio, which is the distribution costs out of the consumer price, has been on the rise. According to a report by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation (aT) on the 14th, the distribution cost ratio for agricultural products was 49.2% as of 2023, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than in 2013 (45.0%). If a consumer spends 10,000 won on agricultural products, distribution companies take away 4,920 won. The distribution cost ratio has risen significantly compared to 20 years ago. It ...