Tag: food
North Korea’s spring planting season derailed by acute fuel shortages on...
Fuel shortages are forcing farm workers on North Korean collective farms to till fields by hand during the spring planting season of 2026, raising...
North Korea’s fish farms struggle to survive as state demands results...
Fish farms across North Korea are preparing for the spring fingerling release season, but soaring feed costs and mounting maintenance expenses are pushing facilities...
North Korea’s market price surge shows signs of easing
North Korean market prices, which had nearly doubled since early February 2026, showed signs of easing in late April, according to Daily NK's latest...
Break-ins hit South Hamgyong villages during planting season as police do...
A wave of break-ins is sweeping rural areas of South Hamgyong province in April as thieves exploit the spring planting season to target homes...
ASF resurges in North Korea, pushing pork prices higher and exposing...
African swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious and often fatal viral disease in pigs for which no vaccine currently exists, is spreading again across...
North Korea food factory contaminants erode public trust in state-made goods
North Korean food factories are producing confectionery products riddled with contaminants, including hair and thin metal wire, fueling a growing public health controversy and...
North Korean farmers ditch food crops for cash crops as market...
North Korean farmers in parts of North Pyongan province are increasingly abandoning staple food crops on their private plots in favor of higher-value cash...
North Korea cooking oil distribution falls flat as prices exceed reach...
North Korea distributed cooking oil ration vouchers to mark the April 15 birthday of founder Kim Il Sung in 2026, but the state-set price...
North Korea factories join spring foraging scramble, squeezing out ordinary people
As spring foraging season gets underway across North Korea, workers from state-run food factories have joined the annual race for wild mountain vegetables. Their...
N. Korea cracks down on home-based restaurants to force customers into...
Sinuiju authorities are targeting unlicensed food vendors operating from private yards, aiming to bring all commercial activity under state control despite public preference for...
