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North Koreans find it harder than ever to find imported food products at local markets
It is becoming difficult to find Chinese flavor enhancers, soybean oil, imported medicines, fertilizers, pesticides, and tropical fruits such as tangerines and bananas
2021.04.01 10:00am
North Koreans are finding it more difficult than ever to find imported food products in the country’s markets, Daily NK has learned. Indeed, prices of some items are now seven times higher than they were before the blockade was put in place early last year.
A source in South Pyongan Province told Daily NK last Friday that the price of one kilogram of flour at the Pyongsong Okjon General Market was KPW 11,200 on Mar. 23, more than three times higher than in October of last year.