Vegetable prices soared in January due to the coldest weather in recent years.
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​Wholesale prices of pumpkins at the Garak Market in Seoul jumped 59 percent this month from a month ago, while prices of cucumbers and green peppers spiked 46 percent and 74 percent, respectively.
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​The price hikes are attributed to a reduced output due to the severe cold spells and the reduced sunlight from worsening fine dust.
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​Meanwhile, fishery prices are fluctuating as frequent high seas advisories forced fishing boats to halt operations and return.
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​Prices of 60 sandfish jumped from between 25-thousand won and 30-thousand last month to between 35-thousand won and 40-thousand won in the third week of this month.
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​However, hairtail prices, which stood at 186-thousand won per ten kilogram on January 18th, plunged by 27 percent to 135-thousand won in a week.