Pork prices near record 160,000 won per kilogram in North Korea

Pork prices near record 160,000 won per kilogram in North Korea

Pork has become one of the most expensive staples in North Korea since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, with prices now so high that ordinary North Korean people can rarely afford to eat it even once a year. According to Daily NK’s regular survey of North Korean market prices, one kilogram of pork sold for 159,000 North Korean won in Pyongyang, 158,100 won in Sinuiju in North Pyongan province and 159,200 won in Hyesan in Ryanggang province a…