Heat wave drives up food prices, causing 'heatflation' 폭염으로 "히트플레이션" 발생

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계속되는 더위에 잘 지내시나요?
폭염은 우리의 경제생활에도 심각한 영향을 미치고 있습니다.
배추, 무, 파 등 필수 농산물가격이 100% 이상 폭등하고있습니다.
지난 금요일 현재 돼지 10,039마리와 닭 226,670마리가 폐사했습니다.
"히트플레이션" 이라는 용어까지 만들어낸 더위가 언제까지 계속될까요?
 
Heat wave drives up food prices, causing 'heatflation'
폭염이 식품가격을 끌어올려 “히트플레이션” 발생

By Lee Yeon-woo 이연우 기자
Posted : 2023-08-06 15:41 Updated : 2023-08-06 15:42
Korea Times

A farmer, covering her head with sheets of newspaper to shield from sunlight, harvests green onions amid scorching heat in a field in Goryeong County, North Gyeongsang Province, Thursday. Yonhap 목요일 경북 고령군의 한 밭에서 한 농민이 햇볕을 가리기 위해 신문지로 머리를 감싸고 파를 수확하고 있다. 연합

The abnormal heat wave baking the country is causing nationwide disruptions in food production, leading to surging prices. Market watchers believe that such a situation could push the country toward inflation once again.
비정상적인 폭염으로 전국적인 식량 생산 차질이 빚어져 물가가 급등하고 있다. 시장에서는 이런 상황이 우리나라를 다시 물가상승으로 내몰 수 있다고 보고 있다.

According to the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp., Sunday, the price of 10 kilograms of cabbage surged by 118.4 percent compared to a month ago, reaching 20,240 won ($15.47). Those of other vegetables that Koreans usually consume, such as radishes and green onions, have also increased respectively by 128.7 percent and 56.7 percent compared to last month.
월요일 한국농수산식품유통공사에 따르면 배추 10kg 가격은 한 달 전보다 118.4% 급등해 20,240원(15.47달러)에 달했다. 무와 파 등 한국인이 주로 먹는 채소도 지난달보다 각각 128.7%, 56.7% 올랐다.

The high temperatures, coupled with heavy rain during the monsoon season, are believed to have caused food supplies to decline significantly. The Bank of Korea forecasts that the rate of increase in vegetable prices could go even higher.
고온에 장마철 폭우까지 겹치면서 식량공급이 크게 줄어든 것으로 풀이된다. 한국은행은 채소값 상승률이 더 높아질 수 있다고 전망하고 있다.

The agriculture industry is not the only sector experiencing struggles. As of Friday, deaths of 10,039 pigs and 226,670 chickens were reported nationwide due to the sweltering heat. Operators of fish farms are also on alert, as significant numbers of fish are likely to die from a lack of oxygen caused by high water temperatures.
농업만이 어려움을 겪고 있는 것은 아니다. 금요일 현재 전국적으로 폭염으로 돼지 10,039마리와 닭 226,670마리가 폐사한 것으로 보고되었다. 높은 수온으로 인한 산소부족으로 상당수의 물고기가 폐사할 가능성이 있어 양식장 운영에도 비상이 걸렸다.

Such a situation is highly likely to cause "heatflation," a term coined to explain unusually hot temperatures leading to a rise in food prices.
이런 상황은 이례적으로 더운 기온이 식료품 가격 상승으로 이어지는 것을 설명하기 위해 만들어진 용어인 "히트플레이션"을 일으킬 가능성이 매우 높다.

According to a report by Hyundai Research Institute, the second half of years that experience intense heat waves see an increase of approximately 0.2 percentage points of inflation compared to the first half.
현대경제연구원 보고서에 따르면 폭염이 극심한 하반기 물가상승률은 상반기 대비 약 0.2%포인트 상승할 것으로 나타났다.

Cows are sprayed with cool mist to help them cool off from the heat at a cattle farm in Busan, Friday. Yonhap 금요일 부산의 한 소 농장에서 소들이 더위를 식히는 것을 돕기 위해 시원한 물안개를 뿌리고 있다. 연합

The rise in consumer prices could hamper the government's economic initiatives, which aim to boost economic growth in the second half of the year after focusing on stabilizing consumer prices in the first half.
소비자물가 상승은 상반기 소비자물가 안정에 초점을 맞춘 뒤 하반기 경제성장률을 끌어올리겠다는 정부의 경제 구상에 걸림돌이 될 수 있다.

From the end of July to the end of August, the government has planned to inject approximately 10 billion won to stabilize soaring prices in agro and livestock products.
정부는 7월 말부터 8월말까지 치솟는 농축산물 가격 안정을 위해 약 100억 원을 투입할 계획이다.
The Korean economy is also anticipated to be affected significantly by heat waves in the long run. The United Nations University International Institute for Global Health expects Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) to lose $1 billion every year due to the climate crisis, starting in 2030.
한국경제도 장기적으로 폭염의 영향을 크게 받을 것으로 예상된다. 유엔 대학국제보건연구소는 2030년부터 한국의 국내총생산(GDP)이 기후 위기로 인해 매년 10억 달러의 손실을 볼 것으로 예상하고 있다.

Roh Si-yeon, a senior researcher at Hyundai Research Institute, further urged the government to prepare for the future, as such weather anomalies are expected to become the new normal.
노시연 현대경제연구원 선임연구위원은 또 이런 기상 이변이 뉴노멀이 될 것으로 예상되기 때문에 정부가 미래에 대비할 것을 촉구했다.

"Given the high possibility that the heat wave might accelerate inflation for items closely related to the people's livelihoods, more diversified support plans should be considered to prevent further polarization, along with consumption support measures," Roh said. "For the agriculture, livestock farming and fishing industries, it's essential to enhance supply and forecasting capabilities by building big data on production, distribution and consumption."
노 선임연구원은 "폭염으로 민생과 밀접한 품목의 물가상승률이 가속화될 가능성이 높다는 점을 감안해 소비지원책과 함께 더 이상 양극화가 발생하지 않도록 보다 다각화된 지원책을 검토해야 한다"고 말했다. "농축어업에 대해서는 생산, 유통, 소비 빅데이터 구축을 통한 공급, 예측능력 제고가 필수" 라고 강조했다.

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