Changwon paprika exported for the first time to the Philippines

(Changwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seon-gyeong = Changwon City in Gyeongnam Province announced on the 3rd that it has exported Changwon-grown paprika to the Philippines for the first time. The city has been promoting paprika exports to the Philippines since the National Institute of Animal Quarantine concluded negotiations with the Philippines to ease export quarantine requirements in August of last year, opening the way for air exports. Changwon-grown paprika ranks first in paprika exports nationwide. Up until now, about 90% of it has been exported to Japan and the rest has been used for domestic consumption, but exports have been decreasing recently due to the continued economic recession in Japan and the decline in consumer purchasing power. Accordingly, the city decided that it was necessary to diversify export destinations, and this time, Gyeongnam Province exported 0.6 tons of paprika to the Philippines for the first time. It plans to export 3 tons of Changwon-grown ...