South Korea: Chinese cabbage to be released on the 30th, agricultural products climate change measures to be announced in December

Minister Song Mei-ling announced that the government will present agricultural product climate change measures in December and will release Chinese fresh cabbage to food material and kimchi companies on the 30th. The minister also stated that a climate change response team will be created to develop countermeasures for extreme weather's impact on agriculture. Other strategies include shifting to disaster-resistant crop varieties, finding suitable growing locations, and increasing stockpiling capacity. The government may also permit companies and farmers to find overseas sites and issue import orders as necessary.

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mei-ling said on the 29th, “We will present agricultural product climate change measures in December.” Minister Song also said, “We will release Chinese fresh cabbage to food material companies and kimchi companies tomorrow (the 30th).” On the morning of the 29th, Minister Song appeared on KBS Sunday Diagnosis Live and said, regarding “climate inflation,” in which agricultural production decreases due to extreme weather and food prices rise, “We will create a climate change response team and hold a meeting once a week to come up with countermeasures.” Minister Song added, “We will consider everything from production to distribution (in the countermeasures).” Minister Song said, “We will change to disaster-resistant varieties and consider the altitude to find suitable places to grow horticultural crops.” He added, “We could consider a plan where our companies and farmers find sites overseas and (the government) issues import ...