[Photo] Soaring Vegetable Prices Amid Severe Heatwave

On August 10, as the severe heatwave continues, customers are shopping for groceries at the Yangjae branch of Hanaro Mart in Seocho-gu, Seoul, where the prices of certain agricultural products, such as spinach and cucumbers, have soared. According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, the retail price of spinach is 1,978 won per 100g, a 152.3% increase from 784 won a month ago. The retail price of cucumbers has also risen by 54.8%, from 5,369 won for 10 cucumbers to 8,313 won.

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