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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 농협은 산지농협 자금 부담 완화 및 쌀 생산농가 소득 지지를 위해 기존 벼 매입자금에 3000억원을 특별 추가 지원, 역대 최대 규모인 2조5000억원을 지원한다고 21일 밝혔다.
이달 14일 통계청이 발표한 ‘2023년 쌀 생산량조사’ 결과에 따르면 올해 쌀 생산량은 전년 생산량 376만4000톤보다 6만 2000톤 적은 370만2000톤으로 집계됐다. 수요량 360만7000톤도 전년 367만2000톤 대비 6만5000톤 감소한 것으로 추정됐다.
또한, 쌀값 하락 우려로 민간업체들이 벼 매입에 소극적인 태도를 보이며 농협으로 농가 출하물량이 쏠리다 보니, 농협은 늘어난 재고에 대한 부담을 느끼고 있는 상황이다.
이에 농협은 벼 매입자금 3000억원을 특별 지원함으로써 산지농협의 자금 부담을 완화하고 쌀 생산농가의 안정적인 판로 확보에 나선다.
RPC·벼 매입 농협을 대상으로 쌀값안정을 위한 정부·농협 합동 정책 설명회를 긴급히 개최하고, 산지농협·RPC·협의회 등 상호간 지속적인 소통으로 △정부 수확기 대책 △쌀 수급상황 △지역별 현안 등을 공유·전파하는 등 쌀값안정 및 농가소득 지지에 전력을 다할 방침이다.
이성희 농협중앙회장은 “지난 해 유례없는 쌀 가격 폭락으로 많은 농업인이 어려움을 겪었다”며 “수확기에는 쌀값의 적정가격 유지가 농가소득을 지지하는데 중요한만큼 쌀값 안정을 위해 모든 역량을 집중하겠다”고 말했다.
한편, 정부도 산지 쌀값 안정을 위해 지난 8일 △정부양곡 공매 미실시 △공공비축 산물벼 12만톤 전량 연내 정부 인수 △정부양곡 재고 중 40만톤을 사료용 특별 처분 △RPC 기여도 평가 시 조곡거래 인정 등 조곡거래 활성화 △사료용·주정용 밥쌀 둔갑 및 국산·수입쌀 혼입판매 특별단속 실시 등 대책을 내놓았다.
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Nonghyup provides the largest rice purchase fund of 2.5 trillion won ever
Break News Reporter Moon Hong-cheol= Nonghyup announced on the 21st that it will provide a special additional support of 300 billion won to the existing rice purchase fund to ease the financial burden of agricultural cooperatives in producing areas and support the income of rice producing farmers, amounting to 2.5 trillion won, the largest amount ever.
According to the results of the ‘2023 Rice Production Survey’ announced by Statistics Korea on the 14th of this month, rice production this year was calculated to be 3.702 million tons, 62,000 tons less than the previous year’s production of 3.764 million tons. Demand was estimated at 3.607 million tons, a decrease of 65,000 tons from the previous year's 3.672 million tons.
In addition, due to concerns about falling rice prices, private companies are showing a passive attitude toward purchasing rice, and as shipments to farmers are concentrated on Nonghyup, Nonghyup is feeling the burden of increased inventory.
Accordingly, the Agricultural Cooperative will provide special support of 300 billion won in rice purchase funds to ease the financial burden on agricultural cooperatives in producing areas and secure a stable sales channel for rice producers.
A joint policy briefing session between the government and agricultural cooperatives to stabilize rice prices was urgently held for RPCs and rice purchasing agricultural cooperatives, and through continuous communication between producing agricultural cooperatives, RPCs, and councils, △government harvest season measures △rice supply and demand situation △current issues by region were shared and disseminated. We plan to do our best to stabilize rice prices and support farm income.
Lee Seong-hee, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, said, “Many farmers suffered difficulties due to the unprecedented plunge in rice prices last year. As maintaining reasonable rice prices during the harvest season is important to support farm income, we will focus all our capabilities to stabilize rice prices.” .
Meanwhile, in order to stabilize the price of rice in the production area, the government also announced on the 8th that △no public sale of government grains △government acquisition of all 120,000 tons of rice produced in public reserves within the year △special disposal of 400,000 tons of government grain inventory for feed use △recognition of coarse grain transactions when evaluating RPC contribution, etc. Activation △Measures were put forward, such as disguising rice for use as feed or alcohol, and carrying out a special crackdown on mixed sales of domestic and imported rice.
