Rice-transplanting report sparks fear in Hwanghae

Rice-transplanting report sparks fear in Hwanghae

North Korea’s central authorities ordered South and North Hwanghae provinces, the country’s leading rice-growing region, on June 9, 2026, to compile detailed rice-transplanting reports reviewing this year’s planting campaign, leaving provincial agricultural officials gripped by fear of severe punishment over inaccurate figures, according to a source inside the country. A source in South Hwanghae province told Daily NK on Tuesday that the directi…