Pyongyang’s state-run food shops sell better quality grains than other parts of the country

Pyongyang’s state-run food shops sell better quality grains than other parts of the country

North Korea operates around 280 state-run grain shops nationwide to smoothly control the acquisition and supply of food, but there are clear differences in the quality of the grain sold in shops in Pyongyang and shops in other regions of the country.  Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a Daily NK source in Pyongyang said Friday that a grain shop in Pyongyang’s Jung District sold grain twice last month. State-run grain shops…