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On a Friday evening like today (20th), some of you may think of a glass of soju with pork belly, but your wallet doesn't open.

This is because the price of pork has risen sharply due to the soaring feed price.

The prices all around were rising, so the government even created a 'price catch-up special team'.



Correspondent Jo Yoon-ha reported.



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A large supermarket in Seoul.



A customer picks up and puts meat in the meat section, hesitating.



[Cho Seong-kyung / Gangseo-gu, Seoul: There is actually not much difference between the price of shopping and the price of buying and eating.

I have no choice but to add a lot of vegetables and eat a large amount.

You don't just eat this.

You have to eat rice, and you have to eat vegetables.

A total of 50,000 won per meal, at home.]



Raw pork belly is 4,880 won per 100g and over 29,000 won per 600g.



The reporters personally went to the mart to shop for pork belly and various vegetables once for a family of four.



Compared to two months ago, it is about 16,000 won more expensive.



The wholesale price offered by pork producers last month was up 28.2% from a month ago.



It is said that the cost of breeding is high as the number of breeding heads has given it to the world grain prices soaring.



[Pig industry official: The production cost is so high that an additional 3 million won will be incurred.

I can't figure out what to do with the situation right now.

We can't stand still...

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Anchovies also jumped 22%, while edible oil, which has raised concerns about supply shortages, also jumped nearly 12%.



After the quarantine was eased, international air tickets also rose more than 10%, and diesel flights also rose 7.2% compared to last month.



The future is more of a problem.



Producer prices have been going up for four months already, and since they are reflected in consumer prices with a time lag, prices are likely to rise further.



The government has decided to organize a task force for price stabilization and to curb inflation.



[Bang Ki-seon / 1st Vice Minister of Strategy and Finance: We will closely monitor price and supply and demand trends for edible oil, eggs, pork, petroleum, etc. and respond in a timely manner if necessary.]



However, unless external factors such as the Ukraine crisis are resolved, the Korean government’s efforts alone There are bound to be limits to price control.



(Video coverage: Hwang In-seok, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho, CG: Kang Yu-ra)