Pyeongtaek City to Proceed with Purchase of Dried Rough Rice for Public Reserves This Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 13th that it is conducting purchase of dried rough rice for public reserves through the 27th for the full allocated quantities (3,470 tons) across 11 eup-myeon-dong districts.

This year's public reserve rice purchase varieties in Pyeongtaek City are approximately 4,970 tons of two varieties—Chucheong and Samgwang—consisting of 3,470 tons of dried rough rice and 1,500 tons of unmilled rice, with unmilled rice purchases conducted through the 16th.

The purchase price is determined based on the national average farmgate rice price during the harvest period (October to December), and an interim settlement payment of 30,000 won per 40kg is made immediately after purchase. Final settlement is scheduled to be made by year-end once the public reserve rice price is determined.

Additionally, to prevent purchase of rice varieties outside the public reserve rice purchase targets starting last year, a variety verification system is implemented for eligible purchasing farms, and farms that ship varieties other than Chucheong and Samgwang are excluded from eligible purchasing farm status for five years.