North Korea market prices soar despite fruit boom

North Korea market prices soar despite fruit boom

North Korean markets are stocked with more imported fruit and greenhouse-grown produce than they have been in years, but soaring prices are leaving many shoppers priced out even as the displays look more abundant than ever. According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province, markets in Hoeryong and other cities have recently seen a surge of Chinese fruit alongside vegetables and greenhouse produce from local farms, making produce stalls f…

Fruit and vegetables fill North Korea’s markets as prices climb - The Press United

North Korean markets are stocked with more imported fruit and greenhouse-grown produce than they have been in years, but soaring prices are leaving many shoppers priced out even as the displays look more abundant than ever. According to a Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province, markets in Hoeryong and other cities have recently seen […] The post Fruit and vegetables fill North Korea’s markets as prices climb appeared first on The Press Unite…