National effort seeks to offset impact of extreme weather on apples and pears to ensure bountiful Chuseok gifts and tables A shopper peruses apples at a supermarket in Seoul. (Yonhap) When the grip of summer loosens and the air turns cooler, Koreans pay particular attention to the price trends of two specific fruits -- apples and pears.At their freshest and most flavorful during this time, the two fruits are the quintessential autumn fruits in South Korea, but there are a few other reasons why people are particularly sensitive to their prices.

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