Korean Farmers Battle Crop Crisis Before Chuseok | South Korea News

South Korea News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

Korean farmers are reeling from a brutal summer combo of heat, drought, and torrential rains—especially around Liberation Day—that’s wrecked crops just as Chuseok gift-giving season looms. Floods in South Gyeongsang washed away ripe grapes, while fungal anthracnose is now spreading through apples and persimmons, turning fruit into rotting messes. With holiday demand high and quality plummeting, farmers face slashed income and shrinking supply. The government’s stepping in with disaster zone designations, tax breaks, discounted pesticides, and market timing advice—but time’s running out as the…