South Korea: Gimje’s 13 tons of pear, exported to Canada

[Reporter Jeongmin Koo, Korea Rural Newspaper] Horizon pears from Gimje, Jeonbuk, boasting high sugar content and crispy texture, are on the way to export to Canada. The Gimje Horizon Pear Farming Association held a shipping ceremony for Canadian horizon pear exports at the main building of the cooperative corporation located in Geomsan-dong on the 11th. The event was attended by 15 people, including the representative of the Horizon Pear Farming Association, pear producers, Kim Gwang-sik, the head of the Kim Je Horticultural Cooperative Association, Yoon Se-cheon, the head of the Gim Manufacturing Corporation, the head of the Future Agriculture Department, and city officials. The shipping ceremony was held to celebrate the export of about 13 tons of horizon pears harvested this year to Canada and to wish for the vitalization of exports to overseas markets in the future. The pear variety to be exported this time is Wonhwang, which has a high ...