South Korea: The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs exports 1,584 tons of strawberries by exclusive aircraft for 5 months

Published 2022년 5월 16일

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of South Korea announced a successful five-month operation of a dedicated strawberry aircraft in partnership with Korean Air, focusing on routes to Hong Kong and Singapore. Despite a 15.2% decrease in export volume due to reduced domestic production, the average export price rose by 14.4% due to quality improvement efforts. The ministry aims to expand into new markets such as the Philippines and Mongolia by strengthening marketing efforts.

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(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 16th that it had exported 1,584 tons (t) of strawberries through a dedicated aircraft over the past five months. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has operated a strawberry-only aircraft in collaboration with Korean Air [003490] to resolve export disruptions caused by global logistics difficulties. After operating a route to Singapore last year, it expanded the route to Hong Kong this year. Strawberries transferred through the operation of a total of 385 dedicated aircraft from December last year to April this year accounted for 93% of Hong Kong and Singapore exports during this period. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has set the freight rate for the dedicated plane lower than the market price, thereby easing the logistics burden on the export industry. Export volume decreased by 15.2% from the same period of the previous year ...

Source: Yna