Grain stores scramble the math on North Korea’s rice prices
For decades, the price of a kilogram of rice at the market has served as the single most important gauge of North Korea’s economy. That yardstick has grown far less reliable in 2026, as state-run grain stores now sell rice alongside private markets at prices that sometimes undercut the market, sometimes trail it and occasionally […]
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