[Economy pick] Pickled cabbage...Will this kimchi-making season be okay?

[Anchor]
Pickled cabbage is also coming up every day, so competition to get cabbage seems fierce.

[Reporter]
Yes, most of all, kimchi is the foundation of our table and an indispensable side dish, so as the kimchi-making season approaches, the battle to secure cabbages is fierce.

The price of cabbage, which went up to 20,000 won per container at some stores, is stabilizing for now, but pickled cabbage is also at its peak as the kimchi-making season approaches.

In particular, large discount stores are pre-ordering pickled cabbage, and it is sold out so that the word "soon" can be realized.

Compared to last year, the time to use up pre-booked supplies has decreased by a third, and the volume itself has increased.

[Anchor]
Pickled cabbage seems to be more popular because it is easier to make kimchi, but how fast did it sell?

[Reporter]
Pickled cabbage is mainly sold in advance.

Instead of buying the goods directly at the store, the actual goods are supplied on the desired date once you make a reservation, but there was also an "open run" at the pre-booking site.

People stood in a long line before the store opened in front of E-Mart, which made a "pre-booking for pickled cabbage" on the 25th, and as soon as it opened, the reservation started and sold out in a day and a half.

E-Mart took four days to pre-order 60,000 boxes of pickled cabbage last year, but 70,000 boxes were sold out in a day and a half this year.

That means 65,000 boxes were sold on the first day and practically sold out in a day.

Let's listen to the pickle cabbage buyer for a second!

[Pickled cabbage buyer / Dangsan-dong, Seoul: I made a reservation after looking at the flyer, and I think I did a great job. I heard that cabbage prices have gone up a lot now, but I'm relieved. I buy two 20kg of cabbage, 40kg cheaply, but the question is how good the product is.]

[Anchor]
Not only E-Mart but also other large supermarkets are in a similar situation, so will all the kimchi supplies be supplied this winter?

Lotte Mart also pre-sold a box of 20kg of pickled cabbage in Haenam for 29,000 won from the 1st, and 30,000 boxes were exhausted on the first day of sale,

Homeplus has also held an event that offers a 10,000 won discount if you pay with an event card since the 9th, and most of the prepared supplies at stores in the metropolitan area have been sold out on the first day.

These stores plan to make the second and third pre-orders, but it is unclear whether enough will be available.

The average price of raw cabbage, which was close to 10,000 won, fell to 6,627 won as of 3:30 a.m. just now.

Still, it is 30% higher than last year and 35% higher than the average price, and the government is also paying attention to preventing the kimchi-making scandal, with the prime minister asking to do everything so that there is no problem with making kimchi.