Cabbage prices raise alarm bells ahead of kimchi-making season in South Korea


- Illustrative photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: When the weather starts to cool, one particular product becomes critically significant to South Korea’s price monitoring authorities: cabbages.

As the main ingredient in the most widely consumed type of kimchi, napa cabbage prices directly influence the cost of living here, with ripple effects felt in far-reaching areas, from school cafeterias to military barracks.

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