lørdag 19. juni 2021

In North Korea a packet of coffee costs $100, and that's a problem for Kim Jong Un

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has bigger problems than the United States right now. He needs to feed his people, and his options are not good.  The ruler of the secretive, hereditary communist dictatorship opened an important political meeting on Tuesday acknowledging the grim situation his country now faces. North Korea's food supply is strained and "getting tense," Kim said, according to the country's state-run newswire, KCNA. 

The agriculture sector is still recovering from storm damage incurred last year. Replacing domestic food supplies with imports will likely be difficult because borders remain mostly closed due to Covid-19 restrictions.