Tag: food shortages
Rice and corn prices hit record highs in North Korean markets
Rice and corn prices in North Korean markets have surged to record highs in June 2026, deepening food shortages as growing numbers of rural...
North Korean farms grind to a halt as fuel shortages cripple...
Fuel shortages are forcing North Korean farms to abandon mechanized equipment during the critical rice transplanting season, with workers left to haul seedlings by...
North Koreans credit rice price stability, but quality and affordability remain...
More than five years after North Korea's state-run grain stores were introduced, North Korean people say the outlets are operating more smoothly than in...
North Korea expands rice-paddy fish farming drive, farm workers push back
North Korea has been pushing rice-paddy fish farming as an organic, low-cost method to boost grain output and supplement the food supply, but farmers...
North Korea grain stores more stable in 2026, but quality complaints...
North Korea's state-run grain stores are operating more reliably than in previous years, but the grain they sell continues to draw complaints about poor...
North Korea’s wheat and barley acreage shrinks in key farming regions,...
Satellite imagery analysis of three major North Korean agricultural regions in May 2026 shows that spring wheat and barley cultivation has declined overall compared...
North Korean women in their 20s now refuse to date men...
Young women in North Korea are increasingly unwilling to date or marry men who lack a stable income or clear earning potential, a sharp...
North Korean market vendors turn to wig and eyelash work to...
Market traders in North Korea are increasingly taking on home-based piecework to supplement their earnings, with vendors in Hyesan turning to wig and eyelash...
North Korea’s rice price crackdown backfires as traders go underground
North Korea's Cabinet issued an emergency order on May 12, 2026, capping rice prices in the country's markets, but the move has driven traders...
North Korean fishers forced to surrender 80% of their catch as...
Fishers operating out of Chongjin in North Hamgyong province are struggling to make ends meet during the peak squid season after the state expanded...
