Jeju tangerines enter Japan for the first time in 7 years

Jeju tangerines are targeting the Japanese market for the first time in seven years. The Korea Citrus Exporters Association (CEO Song Chang-gu, head of the Jeju Citrus Agricultural Cooperative) plans to work with the Jeju headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation to foster citrus growers for export to Japan, find Japanese buyers, and promote pilot exports to resume exports of Jeju tangerines to Japan, which have been suspended since 2017. revealed. For the first time, the Korea Citrus Export Association participated in the FOODEX JAPAN 2024 expo held in Tokyo, Japan from the 5th to the 8th and promoted Mandarin persimmons such as Hallabong and Cheonhyehyang and new varieties of mini scents to Japanese buyers. In addition, we conducted a distribution market survey targeting major department store food stores, large supermarkets, and traditional markets in Tokyo, and collected data on distribution prices and packaging types of citrus and persimmon fruits. CEO ...