Jeju Cabbage Exports to Japan Resumed… “Helps Stabilize Future Supply and Demand”

(Jeju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ho-cheon = The export route for Jeju cabbage to Japan has reopened, which is expected to greatly contribute to stabilizing supply and demand. The Jeju Agricultural Products Supply Management Association, Jeju Cabbage Association, Jeju Agricultural Cooperative Joint Venture Corporation, and Taeyang Export Farming Association announced on the 8th that they will export approximately 1,000 tons of Jeju cabbage to Japan from this month to April. The first shipment on the 7th is approximately 18 tons, departing from Jeju Port, passing through Busan Port, and entering Tokyo Port in Japan. Jeju cabbage has been exported in quantities of over 1,000 tons every year since 2004, but exports have been suspended since 2020 due to the contraction of the Japanese consumer market and the worsening of Korea-Japan relations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The expected production volume of Jeju cabbage this year is approximately 84,000 tons, which is expected to be ...