North Korea rice prices hit 17-year high as corn costs surge
Rice prices in North Korea climbed to their highest level since the country’s 2009 currency redenomination in mid-August 2026, according to Daily NK’s latest market survey. Corn prices, a staple for low income households, rose even faster over the same period. North Korea carried out a currency redenomination in 2009 that stripped two zeros from […]
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