Tag: market prices
Growing trade leads to a spike in N. Koreas market exchange...
Market exchange rates in North Korea have hit another high as the US dollar climbs in international markets and trading activity expands in certain...
Kim Il Sung’s birthday didn’t lead to fall in grain prices...
Grain prices at North Korean markets did not fall as they usually do around Apr. 15, which is Kim Il Sung's birthday and the...
Seafood is a luxury for N. Koreans living in the country’s...
As a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, Korea has easy access to a wide variety of seafood. Seafood is nutritionally excellent,...
Yuan exchange rate skyrockets amid increased demand for Chinese currency
North Korea's yuan exchange rate is climbing sharply, driven by increased demand for Chinese currency due to North Korea’s “regional development 20x10 policy.”
According to...
North Korean rice prices see growing regional disparity
As rice prices continue to increase throughout North Korea's markets, regional disparities in prices have grown deeper due, at least in part, to severe...
N. Korean grain prices rise to same level as before last...
Grain prices in North Korean markets have climbed across the board following the exhaustion of food stocks at state-run grain shops.
According to Daily NK’s...
N. Koreans file complaints about corruption in rural housing construction projects
North Koreans in some regions of the country have filed complaints with party authorities against people's committee officials and construction managers for corruption in...
N. Korea sold corn and other grains at state-run shops last...
North Korean authorities sold grains including corn and whole wheat to the public at state-run grain shops last month, Daily NK has learned.
Multiple sources...
What’s behind the decline in the incomes of market sellers?
The incomes of North Korean market sellers continue to decline even though trade with China and Russia has partially resumed with the easing of...
N. Korean grain prices rise amid concerns about the “barley hump”
Grain prices in North Korean marketplaces faltered briefly before the Lunar New Year in early February, but they are now moving upward again. The...
