"Ganggin rice" achieves a remarkable export success of 242 tons to Japan, Mongolia, and the United States.

Gangjin County (County Head Kang Jin-won) successfully held a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing and plaque unveiling ceremony with Ijowon Co., Ltd., a leading food company in Osaka, Japan, for the export of "Gangjin Rice" to Japan on the 23rd. The MOU signing ceremony, held at the Ijowon Co., Ltd. headquarters in Osaka, was attended by Yang Chang-suk, CEO of Ijowon Co., Ltd., Kwon Hyeon-ju, Director of Osaka aT, and other officials. Gangjin County was represented by Lee Byeong-cheol, Vice County Head, Jeong Jung-seop, Vice Chairman of the Gangjin County Council, Kim Dal-uk, Representative of the Integrated RPC, and Song Seung-eon, Director of the Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Bureau. Following the ceremony, they moved to a Korean restaurant operated by Ijowon Co., Ltd. that uses Gangjin Rice, where they held a commemorative ceremony to unveil a plaque reading "Korean Gangjin Rice Used Korean Restaurant." Through this agreement, Gangjin County is expected to increase its exports of Gangjin Rice to Japan.