I heard that a large amount of domestic strawberries are being discarded due to the rapid increase in strawberry imports.
Frozen strawberry imports in 2025 (as of November) are 9,721 tons.
Imports during the same period in 2024 amounted to 16,774 tons, a 42.0% decrease compared to the previous year.
Moreover, the ‘strawberry discarding’ scene that appeared on the broadcast was not the actual quantity immediately discarded at the production site.
It was confirmed that the collection company collected and discarded strawberries collected over several days from several farms for the purpose of filming.