South Korea: Exports of agri-food increased by 17% in the first half of this year despite COVID-19

Published 2021년 8월 10일

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In the first half of this year, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do reported a 17% increase in agricultural and food exports compared to the same period last year, totaling $474 million, the highest increase since 2018. Strawberries were the highest earning fresh produce, contributing 26.6% of the total. King oyster mushrooms saw the most significant increase of 45.2%. Exports were primarily to Southeast Asian countries, Japan, China, and Hong Kong. Jinju City aims to reach its $55 million export target for the year by enhancing export competitiveness support projects and offering non-face-to-face consultations in the second half of the year.

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(Jinju = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji Seong-ho = Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, announced on the 10th that agricultural and food exports in the first half of this year were counted at $474 million. This is a 17% increase over the same period last year, the highest increase in three years since 2018. Thanks to this, we achieved 77% of our export target in the first half of this year. By amount, strawberries accounted for 34.18 million dollars (26.6%) of the fresh produce. King oyster mushroom showed the highest increase rate of 45.2% with 1.42 million dollars. Exports of items such as tomatoes and zucchini also increased significantly. In processed foods, frozen strawberries and pickled radish exported $240,000 and $20,000. Jinju agri-food was exported to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, as well as Japan, China and Hong Kong markets. An official from Jinju City said, ...

Source: Yna