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is a friendly economic time.

Reporter Han Ji-yeon is also here today (26th).

Is there a restaurant that costs 1,000 yen for a meal?



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Yes, it's called learning.

Some university student cafeterias sell what's called 'breakfast for 1,000 won,' and these days, triangle gimbap costs up to 1,600 won.



This is the composition you see on the screen, and it offers four side dishes and soup with plenty of ingredients.



Those of you who already know the '1,000 won breakfast' will know.



This is a project that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs started in 2019 to stimulate rice consumption and for students who skip breakfast, and the government supports 1,000 won.

The school pays the rest.



For example, if the government subsidizes 1,000 won and the school supports 1,500 won for a 3,500 won scholarship, students can only pay 1,000 won and receive 3,500 won worth of education.



The price of education has risen a lot recently as prices have risen.

This is a recent menu for a university restaurant in Seoul. Expensive ones cost up to 7,000 won, but if you add side dishes, it's close to 10,000 won.



This is the reason why the '1,000 won breakfast' is receiving attention again in a situation where the burden on students is considerable.



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But there aren't that many schools where you can have breakfast for 1,000 won, right?



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Yes,



Those with college-aged children must be burdened by having to raise their pocket money as prices rise.



Since the government budget is limited, it cannot be increased further.



These days, 3,000 won is not a lot for a college education.

The cheapest is 4,000 won.



Since the government supports 1,000 won and schools have to bear the rest, some schools have used the chance to donate senior graduates.



At the beginning of this month, if the students were so stressed and tired, they held a press conference asking them to stop raising the price of school education and to expand the 'thousand won breakfast'.



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Are you saying that a lot of products containing rice have been released recently?



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Yes, food and beverage companies have come forward, and the Nonghyup and a confectionery joint venture made 11% of the sweets made with rice last year.



The number of places offering soju made with 100% domestic rice has also increased.



Rice baking has been on the rise recently since the development of rice that replaces wheat, that is, powdered rice.



Three months ago, government measures to revitalize the rice processing industry were also announced, and it was decided to replace 10% of the demand for flour within 5 years by increasing the supply of 'bunjil rice'.



Why in the 60s and 70s, there was a time when people called for a mixed meal promotion movement to reduce consumption of rice, the staple food, to eat wheat flour.



It is said that rice consumption has decreased and decreased.

In 1970, per capita rice consumption was over 136 kg, but 10 years ago, it halved.



Last year, it fell more than 20% to 56.9 kg.



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Yesterday.

The government and the ruling party announced that they would buy 450,000 tons of rice with tax, but the price has dropped a bit.



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Especially this year, it fell a lot, but it was the biggest drop in 45 years, and it was a quarter of what it was a year ago. 



Fertilizer price tripled and labor cost doubled this year, but only the price of rice plummeted. Now, the cost of a bowl of 100g rice is 205 won.



So the farmers plowed the rice fields and protested.



The government announced yesterday that it will purchase 450,000 tons of rice in the future, but we will have to wait and see if the price of rice recovers to an appropriate level.



But looking at this, I thought, "Rice price has gone down?"

You may be wondering while doing it, because retail prices and instant rice have kept going up.



Currently, the average price of a single instant rice is 1,992 won, which is 200 won more than a year ago. 



When I looked at a few of the stores, I noticed that there were some that went up close to 700 won.



The industry explanation is that the price of packaging materials and fuel have risen a lot even if the price of rice has fallen.