Our women say that the grain rations have been cut again, and there is going to be terrible trouble.

I think I shall find a hertasi, and have a good grain ration.

People who worked outside the region in which they were registered would not qualify for grain rations, employer-provided housing, or health care.

If we'd had our full grain rations, we'd be holding out still.

A subsidized grain ration will cost.

It was reported that the Chongjin local government issued verbal instructions relaxing the enforcement activity until the time of the next grain ration.

In horses prone to the condition, it usually occurs when a day of rest on full grain ration is followed by work the next day.

People who worked outside their authorized domain or geographical area would not qualify for grain rations, employer-provided housing, or health care.

Egalitarian distribution of grain rations declined, and the work payment system in effect on and off since the 1950s was scrapped.

"At first when the grain rations stopped, we didn't realize we could go to China or what it was like there," he said.