Per capita rice consumption in South Korea falls to new low
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South Korea‘s per capita rice consumption hit a record low in 2017.
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Nam Kyung Don
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(THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - South Korea's per capita rice consumption hit a record low last year, government data showed.
The average annual consumption of rice per person fell to 61.8kg in 2017, down 0.2 per cent from the previous year's 61.9kg, according to the data by Statistics Korea.
Daily rice consumption per person also dropped to 169.3g last year from 169.6g tallied in the previous year, the data showed.
Consumption of non-rice grains edged down 2.2 per cent year on year to 9.1kg in 2017 from 9.3kg a year ago, accounting for 12.8 per cent of the country's total grain consumption, the statistical agency said.
The average annual consumption of rice per person fell to 61.8kg in 2017, down 0.2 per cent from the previous year's 61.9kg, according to the data by Statistics Korea.
Daily rice consumption per person also dropped to 169.3g last year from 169.6g tallied in the previous year, the data showed.
Consumption of non-rice grains edged down 2.2 per cent year on year to 9.1kg in 2017 from 9.3kg a year ago, accounting for 12.8 per cent of the country's total grain consumption, the statistical agency said.
