(Reference Photo) Soldiers spread corn for drying on a road. The corn was collected from a nearby farm. Taken by Shim Ui-chon at Kuail County of South Hwanghae Province in October 2008. (ASIAPRESS)
◆Fuel shortages force military to use oxcarts
Our reporting partner described the impact of the sanctions on fuel prices as follows:
“Soldiers arrived at the collective farm for the quota of harvested military provisions. But as there was no fuel for their vehicle, an officer and two soldiers had to stay behind to guard them. (North Hamkyung Province).”
“Originally, staple foods were supposed to be delivered from the collective farm by the supply office vehicle of the brigade headquarters. But soldiers from battalion came and took the produce away using oxcart and charcoal engine vehicles. (Yanggang Province)”
There is no report on the rise of consumer prices at the market.
*ASIAPRESS contacts its reporters through Chinese cell phones brought into North Korea.
(Reference Photo) Soldiers are weeding a cornfield. Sakju County of North Pyongan Province. Taken in August 2007 from the Chinese side. (ASIAPRESS)
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