Food crisis in North Korea: Coffee retails over Rs 7,000, Bananas for Rs 3,300 per kg
India TodayA severe food crisis has hit North Korea where prices of essential food items have increased sharply, according to state-run news agency Korean Central News Agency. "The people's food situation is now getting tense as the agricultural sector failed to fulfil its grain production plan due to the damage by typhoon last year," said Kim Jong-un. Read | Kim Jong Un warns of 'tense' food situation, longer Covid lockdown in North Korea The report suggested that the prices of food items have shot up sharply in the country’s capital Pyongyang, with bananas selling for $45 or Rs 3,335 per kilogram, a packet of black tea for $70 or Rs 5,190 and a packet of coffee for $100 or Rs 7,414. As per the state-run media report, North Korea is facing a food crisis due to failed agricultural output.