South Korea May Provide Food Aid to North Korea, Daily Reports

By Sungwoo Park

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea is considering providing food aid to North Korea, the Seoul Economic Daily reported, citing unidentified government officials.

The government will decide when to offer aid around early October after reviewing North Korea's crop conditions, the Korean-language newspaper reported.

North Korea's worst food shortage in a decade may continue until next year's harvest as poor availability of fuel and fertilizer threaten to lower production in the current growing season, the United Nations said on July 30.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sungwoo Park in Seoul at spark47@bloomberg.net.