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Sung-hoon Park

Sung-hoon Park reports on the markets and policies that set prices at the farm gate, from rice supply plans to cattle cycles and land that has to earn its keep for years. The stories ask who carries the risk when prices move, and what a single price signal can and cannot prove.

Articles by Sung-hoon Park

  1. A brown Hanwoo cow standing in a green pasture in Korea

    Livestock & Markets·Jul 13, 2026·5 min read

    Hanwoo: The Long Economics of Korea's Beef

    The premium on a Hanwoo cut is built long before a grade appears on the label. Genetics, calf prices, imported feed, months on farm, carcass yield and marbling all meet at one auction rail.

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  2. Young rice plants in flooded paddies on Ganghwa Island beneath a broad spring sky

    Grains & Staples·Jul 13, 2026·5 min read

    Rice: The Politics of the Bowl

    Every bowl begins in a flooded field, but Korea's rice year is now shaped as much by acreage targets, labor, and public stocks as it is by rain and harvest.

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