DAEJEON — The National Forestry Cooperative Federation said on the 9th that it will run direct-sale markets for forest products across the country from September 10 to 23, aiming to boost consumption of forest products and stabilize prices of holiday staples ahead of Chuseok, the Korean autumn harvest holiday.
The markets supply clean forest products grown by forestry farmers directly to consumers, promoting sales while easing the cost of preparing holiday ancestral rites tables for households.
The markets will operate in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Jeolla and Gyeongsang, offering chestnuts, jujubes, persimmons and other forest products at prices below market rates.
The federation will also sell holiday staples at discounts of up to 30% through Pureun Market, its online store specializing in forest products, until October 18.
"We will help forestry farmers expand their sales channels while allowing consumers to buy quality forest products at reasonable prices," said Choi Chang-ho, chairman of the National Forestry Cooperative Federation.
