[Photo] Lunar New Year Market Emergency, 'Cabbage Up 58.9% - Radish Up 77.4%'

Last summer's heatwave and the lingering late summer heat after Chuseok caused the prices of napa cabbage and radish to rise more than 1.5 times compared to a year ago. On the 7th, napa cabbage and radish were displayed at Hanaro Mart Yangjae branch in Seocho-gu, Seoul. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the price of one radish rose 77.4% from a year ago to 3,206 won, and napa cabbage increased 58.9% from a year ago to 5,027 won per head.