광양시 관계자는 "지난해 134만 명이 방문한 광양 매화축제는 경제유발 효과가 439억원에 달했는데 축제 무산으로 지역경제 타격이 예상된다"고 우려했다.
An official from Gwangyang said that the Gwangyang Maehwa Festival, which was visited by 1.34 million people last year, has an economic inducement effect of 43.9 billion won, but the festival foundered is expected that the festival will be hit by the local economy.