US EditionIn South Korea's 'Apple County', Farmers Beg Not to Be Sacrificed for US Trade Deal
CHEONGSONG COUNTY, SOUTH KOREA, JUL 22 – South Korean apple farmers in Cheongsong county warn that US trade concessions could flood the market with cheaper imports, threatening one-third of local farming households.
- Last week, South Korea’s trade minister suggested concessions on agricultural imports, alarming Cheongsong county apple farmers who account for about a third of the 14,000 households in the area.
- The United States has long pushed for greater farm access, and President Donald Trump imposed steep rice tariffs in April.
- Apple farmers face rising costs and environmental challenges, as tariff talks fuel protests amid higher grocery prices and increased pressure on local growers.
- Local leaders voiced defiance, with Mr Youn Kyung-hee, mayor of Cheongsong county, saying, `We oppose the imports of apples no matter what`, while Mr Shim Chun-taek fears farmers risk being sacrificed to support the US.
- South Korea’s quarantine agency is still reviewing US market access requests for apples after 30 years, and agriculture remains a key sticking point in US trade talks with South Korea and Japan.
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In South Korea’s ‘apple county’, farmers beg not to be sacrificed for U.S. trade deal | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
CHEONGSONG, South Korea--The apples grown in the South Korean county of Cheongsong in the country’s southeast are so renowned for their flavor that they are often given out in neatly-packaged gift boxes during national holidays.
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In South Korea's 'apple county', farmers beg not to be sacrificed for US trade deal
The apples grown in the South Korean county of Cheongsong are renowned for their flavour. But farmers worry that their way of life could be under threat from an influx of cheap U.S. imports.
·United Kingdom
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