In 2024, thousands of South Koreans refused to eat white meat imported from China, and they wanted to give China a "down the road", but didn't expect, in the end, they couldn't stand it, they were themselves.
At that time, South Korea suffered from continuous high temperatures and dry weather, and the harvest of local whiteweed was poor, and the supply was not immediately followed. whiteweed is too important for the Koreans, they eat about 2 million tons of whiteweed each year, of which 200,000 to 250,000 tons depend on imports, and these imported whiteweed, 99% all from China.
At this time, it should be more dependent on China's white meat supplementation shortage, but some people incite fire, take the so-called "security problem" to say things, and say that China's white meat production environment is unhygienic, there is an agricultural disability risk.
Immediately afterwards, there were thousands of South Korean people who followed, saying that they would refuse to eat Chinese imported white meat, wanting to rely on this trick to give China a "down the road", feeling that this could force China to make concessions, and even someone shouted the slogan "China will be dragged down by us."
But they did not understand this account at all, South Korea's own white food production had long been unable to keep up with demand, and there was no other source of reliance.
According to official Korean data, the average retail price of cabbage at that time had exceeded 6,000 won per plant, equivalent to RMB 32 yuan, which was 68% higher than a month ago and 11.2% higher than the same period last year.
The ordinary people were first unable to withstand, before they could buy white meat turned into "gold meat", many households were not allowed to buy, only to take the wrapped meat, doll meat instead of the white meat to make the cooking.
What is even more worrying is that many school catering centers in South Korea have issued notices saying that they will suspend the supply of kimchi, and children are missing an important side dish when eating.
The kimchi industry is even more chaotic. You must know that 40% of South Korea's kimchi has to be imported, and 99% of these imported kimchi also comes from China.
In fact, there are no so-called safety issues at all for cabbage exported by China. Take the export enterprises in Renzhao Town, Pingdu, Qingdao, as an example. Each cabbage has to go through 7 cleaning procedures. All raw materials must undergo rapid inspection for pesticide residues and can be put into storage only if they pass the test. External inspections for pesticide residues are also carried out 12 times a year, covering 202 indicators. Even the total number of colonies is controlled below one million levels, meeting the standard for milk powder.
South Korea itself later admitted that imported China cabbage had gone through strict plant quarantine and fully met their standards.
Because there is really no alternative source, the Korean government can only slap itself in the face and quickly import cabbage from China. At the end of September 2024, the first batch of 16 tons of Chinese cabbage arrived in South Korea. After that, 200 tons will be imported every week. It is planned to import a total of 1,100 tons by October. In order to promote private imports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of South Korea also specially reduced 27% of the import tariff to zero. This
It was the fifth time the South Korean government imported white meat from China, before 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2022, each time it encountered a shortage of white meat, they first thought of China.
According to the data of the South Korean Food and Drug Administration, in the 24 days prior to September 2024, South Korean people imported 530 tons of fresh white meat from China, more than seven times more than in the same period last year.
Those who had previously shouted to reject China cabbage could only silently accept it when they saw the emergence of China cabbage on the market. After all, they couldn't stop eating kimchi all the time, and their wallets couldn't be wronged.
In fact, in the end, it is that some people are obscured by emotions, and do not see the reality at all. South Korea's dependence on Chinese agricultural products is high, and can not replace China's suppliers, if it is necessary to engage in this resilience, injury can only be its own people and industry.
Trade cooperation is a mutually beneficial matter between you and me. It's useless to play prestige by resisting it, but it will get yourself into trouble.
Now looking back at the 2024 tragedy, it is quite ironic. the so-called "security concerns" is only an excuse, in the end, you have to look back to China. after all, the day has to be a real account, fill the stomach, stabilize the cost of living is the most important.
What do you think about this? is the Korean people feel too impulsive, or that trade cooperation should understand each other?
At that time, South Korea suffered from continuous high temperatures and dry weather, and the harvest of local whiteweed was poor, and the supply was not immediately followed. whiteweed is too important for the Koreans, they eat about 2 million tons of whiteweed each year, of which 200,000 to 250,000 tons depend on imports, and these imported whiteweed, 99% all from China.
At this time, it should be more dependent on China's white meat supplementation shortage, but some people incite fire, take the so-called "security problem" to say things, and say that China's white meat production environment is unhygienic, there is an agricultural disability risk.
Immediately afterwards, there were thousands of South Korean people who followed, saying that they would refuse to eat Chinese imported white meat, wanting to rely on this trick to give China a "down the road", feeling that this could force China to make concessions, and even someone shouted the slogan "China will be dragged down by us."
But they did not understand this account at all, South Korea's own white food production had long been unable to keep up with demand, and there was no other source of reliance.
According to official Korean data, the average retail price of cabbage at that time had exceeded 6,000 won per plant, equivalent to RMB 32 yuan, which was 68% higher than a month ago and 11.2% higher than the same period last year.
The ordinary people were first unable to withstand, before they could buy white meat turned into "gold meat", many households were not allowed to buy, only to take the wrapped meat, doll meat instead of the white meat to make the cooking.
What is even more worrying is that many school catering centers in South Korea have issued notices saying that they will suspend the supply of kimchi, and children are missing an important side dish when eating.
The kimchi industry is even more chaotic. You must know that 40% of South Korea's kimchi has to be imported, and 99% of these imported kimchi also comes from China.
In fact, there are no so-called safety issues at all for cabbage exported by China. Take the export enterprises in Renzhao Town, Pingdu, Qingdao, as an example. Each cabbage has to go through 7 cleaning procedures. All raw materials must undergo rapid inspection for pesticide residues and can be put into storage only if they pass the test. External inspections for pesticide residues are also carried out 12 times a year, covering 202 indicators. Even the total number of colonies is controlled below one million levels, meeting the standard for milk powder.
South Korea itself later admitted that imported China cabbage had gone through strict plant quarantine and fully met their standards.
Because there is really no alternative source, the Korean government can only slap itself in the face and quickly import cabbage from China. At the end of September 2024, the first batch of 16 tons of Chinese cabbage arrived in South Korea. After that, 200 tons will be imported every week. It is planned to import a total of 1,100 tons by October. In order to promote private imports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of South Korea also specially reduced 27% of the import tariff to zero. This
It was the fifth time the South Korean government imported white meat from China, before 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2022, each time it encountered a shortage of white meat, they first thought of China.
According to the data of the South Korean Food and Drug Administration, in the 24 days prior to September 2024, South Korean people imported 530 tons of fresh white meat from China, more than seven times more than in the same period last year.
Those who had previously shouted to reject China cabbage could only silently accept it when they saw the emergence of China cabbage on the market. After all, they couldn't stop eating kimchi all the time, and their wallets couldn't be wronged.
In fact, in the end, it is that some people are obscured by emotions, and do not see the reality at all. South Korea's dependence on Chinese agricultural products is high, and can not replace China's suppliers, if it is necessary to engage in this resilience, injury can only be its own people and industry.
Trade cooperation is a mutually beneficial matter between you and me. It's useless to play prestige by resisting it, but it will get yourself into trouble.
Now looking back at the 2024 tragedy, it is quite ironic. the so-called "security concerns" is only an excuse, in the end, you have to look back to China. after all, the day has to be a real account, fill the stomach, stabilize the cost of living is the most important.
What do you think about this? is the Korean people feel too impulsive, or that trade cooperation should understand each other?