South Korea implements quality inspection system before the shipment of Jeju's extremely early-ripening tangerines

[Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper Reporter Kang Jae-nam] Seogwipo City is trying to secure the quality of this year's tangerines by implementing a quality inspection system before shipment of extremely early-ripening tangerines. Jeju Seogwipo City announced that it will promote a quality inspection system before shipment of extremely early-ripening tangerines for a total of 15 days from the 18th to the 5th of next month to block the distribution of non-commodity tangerines ahead of the full-scale shipment of this year's field tangerines. In order to ship extremely early-ripening tangerines during this period, farmers must fill out and submit the expected harvest date and lot location to the Seogwipo City Citrus Agricultural Management Department at least 3 days prior to shipment/harvest. For quality inspection, a quality inspection agent visits the site, collects random samples, uses a non-destructive sugar content meter, and issues a certificate on site to confirm whether ...