According to Yonhap:
North Korea bought US$7.02 million worth of rice from the neighboring country last month, up 115 percent from $3.27 million a year earlier, according to Chinese trade data from the Seoul-based Korea International Trade Association.
The amount also represents an on-month increase of 53 percent from $4.57 million.
The sudden increase in imports comes amid reports that the price of rice has risen sharply in the North.
According to the South Korean online newspaper DailyNK on Aug. 12, rice cost 5,800 won per kilogram in Pyongyang, up 1,550 won from the middle of July.
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N. Korea’s imports of Chinese rice more than double
Yonhap
2014-8-25
