Jinju farmers' group "Prepare measures to soar and plummet prices of agricultural materials"
Quick Look
- The Jinju City Farmers' Association and the Jinju City Women's Farmers Association held a press conference in front of Jinju City Hall on the 12th and urged the government and the National Assembly to prepare measures to plummet agricultural prices and secure a budget to stabilize prices of agricultural materials.
- They criticized that in next year's government budget, the price subsidy budget for fertilizers, duty-free oil, and agricultural vinyl was all set at 0 won, and demanded a budget of more than 500 billion won for price stabilization of agricultural materials in 2027.
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Why It Matters
The Jinju City Farmers' Association and the Jinju City Women's Farmers Association complained about the difficulties faced by farmers due to the plummeting prices of agricultural products and skyrocketing prices of agricultural materials, and urged the government and the National Assembly to come up with measures.
A farmers' group in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province, urged the government and the National Assembly to prepare measures to plummet agricultural prices and secure a budget to stabilize prices of agricultural materials.
The Jinju City Farmers' Association and the Jinju City Women's Farmers' Association held a press conference in front of Jinju City Hall on the 12th and raised their voices, saying, "Farmers have had a miserable time this year, including plunging agricultural product prices and soaring prices of agricultural materials, and being saddled with debt." They said, "The government and the National Assembly must guarantee farmers' right to survive."
He added, “The price stabilization system introduced by the government only covers a few items, and the guaranteed prices are woefully insufficient.” He added, “Fair prices for agricultural products should be guaranteed by law and the target items should be expanded to include major agricultural products.”
At the same time, they called for the withdrawal of the super-regional special zone law centered on the semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) industries and the suspension of the push to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which threatens food sovereignty.
They said, "In next year's government budget, the price subsidy budget for fertilizers, duty-free oil, and agricultural vinyl has all been set at 0 won," and "The National Assembly must secure a budget of more than 500 billion won for price stabilization of agricultural materials in 2027 and eliminate out-of-pocket burden for farmers."
He added, "We will no longer tolerate politics that ignores the demands of farmers," and added, "We will participate in the National Farmers' Convention to be held in Seoul on the 20th and launch an all-out struggle."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
There is a possibility that the government and the National Assembly will discuss farmers' groups' demands for budget security.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How will the government and National Assembly respond to the demands of farmer groups?
- Will the agricultural materials price stabilization budget actually be secured in 2027?
- Scale of participation in the National Farmers’ Congress and intensity of struggle
