Highland Jinan Melon, First Export… 2.4t to Hong Kong

(Jinan=Yonhap News) Reporter Choi Young-soo = Jeonbuk Jinan-gun announced on the 5th that it held a melon export shipment ceremony at the Baekun Agricultural Cooperative Seongsu Branch the previous day. Jinan melons (2.4 tons) will be exported overseas for the first time to Hong Kong. Melons grown as a specialty crop by Jinan-gun and Baekun Agricultural Cooperative were produced in 4ha this year at around 64 tons. Jinan melons are grown in highlands with large temperature differences and are evaluated as having firm flesh and high sugar content. County Governor Jeon Chun-seong said, "We will support seed distribution, cultivation education, distribution equipment, etc. to ...