Hop Production Increases in Ryanggang Province of DPRK

Pyongyang, September 23 (KCNA) -- Hop picking is gaining momentum in Ryanggang Province of the DPRK. This year the province has gathered hop 1.7 times higher than usual, thus opening up a bright prospect for surpassing the peak year in its production. O Hyon Chol, manager of the Unhung Hop Farm, told KCNA that all the hop farms in the province are now concentrating efforts on the picking and processing of hop, showing higher production results. -0-