
농협공판장이 2023년부터 2026년 6월까지 3년 반 동안 수입농산물 42만7천179톤, 금액 1조337억원을 유통한 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 전체 거래액의 5.6~5.8% 수준이다. 윤준병 의원은 농협이 국내 농가의 판로 개척보다는 수입농산물 유통에 집중하고 있다고 비판하며 취급 제한 및 평가 체계 개편을 촉구했다.
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농협공판장은 국내 농산물의 판로 개척과 농가 소득 보전을 위해 설립되었으나, 최근 3년 반 동안 수입농산물 유통 규모가 급증한 것으로 나타났다.
(정읍=연합뉴스) 김동철 기자 = 국내 농산물의 판로 개척과 농가 소득 보전을 위해 설립된 농협공판장이 최근 3년 반 동안 1조원이 넘는 수입농산물을 유통한 것으로 나타났다.
16일 국회 농림축산식품해양수산위원회 소속 더불어민주당 윤준병 의원(전북 정읍·고창)이 농협중앙회로부터 제출받은 자료에 따르면 2023년부터 2026년 6월까지 농협경제지주 및 농·축협 공판장에서 취급한 수입농산물은 총 42만7천179t, 취급액은 1조337억원에 달했다.
연도별 취급 중량은 2023년 11만3천242t, 2024년 12만5천554t, 2025년 12만6천865t으로 매년 증가세를 보였고, 올해 상반기에도 6만1천518t이 유통됐다.
전체 거래액 중 수입농산물이 차지하는 비중도 5.6∼5.8% 수준을 기록했다.
공판장별로는 대전공판장(천109억원)의 누적 취급액이 가장 많았고 이어 가락공판장(978억원), 구리공판장(716억원) 등의 순으로 대형 공판장들의 취급 규모가 컸다.
품목별로는 바나나(3천368억원)와 오렌지(1천340억원) 외에도 표고버섯(410억원), 당근(354억원), 호박(280억원) 등이 포함됐다.
특히 표고버섯은 2023년 74억원에서 2025년 149억원으로 취급 규모가 2배 이상 급증했다.
윤 의원은 "농협이 농민들이 생산한 농산물의 판로를 열어주기는커녕 수입농산물을 대거 유통하며 손쉬운 수수료 장사에 몰두하고 있다"며 "국내 재배 농가의 생존권을 위협하는 주요 농산물의 무분별한 상장·유통은 우리 농업의 근간을 흔드는 처사"라고 지적했다.
이어 "농협공판장 내 수입농산물 취급 품목과 물량에 대한 엄격한 제한 기준을 설정하고, 공판장 본래 취지에 부합하도록 취급 실적 평가 체계를 전면 개편해야 한다"고 강조했다.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
농협공판장의 수입농산물 취급에 대한 제한 기준이 강화될 것
Possible · Within months
공판장 취급 실적 평가 체계가 개편될 가능성
Possible · Within months

Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said that 100 to 150 inquiries are being received per day to the telephone consultation center currently in operation regarding the complete survey of farmland, and emphasized that the purpose of the farmland survey is not to dispose of or crack down on it, but to update information and build a database. He also said that importing eggs from Brazil is a pilot project to prepare for emergencies such as avian influenza, and that the issue of joining the CPTPP will be thoroughly discussed and consent from farmers will be obtained.

Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do announced that advance reservations for the 11th Imsil Crunchy Kimchi Festival, which will be held at Imsil Cheese Theme Park for three days starting November 13, will be held until the 6th of next month. Participants can make their own kimchi with pickled cabbage and seasonings, and enjoy a variety of programs such as kimchi demonstrations, impromptu singing competitions, and kimchi tasting. The kimchi material sales event accepts reservations until November 27th through courier delivery and drive-through on-site pickup, and a set of 20kg of pickled cabbage and 10kg of seasoning can be purchased for 195,000 won including delivery fee, or 187,000 won when picked up on-site.

Seong Jeong-hee, who has been a female diver for 40 years and is the head of the Guryongpo fishing village in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, was the only Korean to be named among the '100 female talents in the field of agriculture, fisheries and food systems and rural development' selected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

To prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease in the winter, the government announced that it will introduce a pre-registration system for personnel and vehicles entering large laying hen farms, expand quarantine to four stages, and focus on blocking the entry of SAT1 type foot-and-mouth disease, which originated in China and Mongolia, into the country.

While the accident rate among farmers is more than eight times that of the entire industry, it has been pointed out that the Rural Development Administration ended the IoT agricultural machinery traffic safety and accident detection alarm technology pilot project after three years, leaving rural sites in a safety blind spot. The number of deaths during agricultural work in 2024 and 2025 is 297 and 293, respectively, which is around 300 people each year, and as of August 2026, 176 people have died. In particular, agricultural machinery-related accidents are cited as the biggest cause, accounting for 58.4% (2025) of farmers' deaths, but the project was discontinued after investing 420 million won from 2021 to 2023, leading to a decline in supply performance.

Song Mi-ryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, appeared on KBS radio and said that additional surveys of farmland should focus on speculation types and that the Farmland Act is outdated and needs to be revised. After enacting the Special Measures Act within the year, he emphasized that he will push for the revision of the Farmland Act in the first half of next year, and that he will fully communicate the concerns of the agricultural community and reflect them in the government plan when joining the CPTPP.