Miryang strawberry brand 'Strawberry 1943' opens its first export route to Thailand

(Miryang=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-min = Miryang City in Gyeongnam Province, a domestic strawberry cultivation area, announced on the 16th that it exported strawberries to Thailand for the first time. The city held a shipping ceremony to commemorate the export of 260 kg of 'Strawberry 1943' to Thailand at the Miryang City Agricultural Technology Center the day before. Miryang City explained that Miryang Material Co., Ltd., in which the city invested, was designated as an export quarantine complex in 2024, thereby establishing a foundation that meets international standards for agricultural product selection, quarantine, and packaging, opening the way for exports to Thailand. Based on this export, the city aims to export more than 200 tons of strawberries annually to Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, etc. In Miryang, 1,200 farms produce 17,000 tons of strawberries annually on 540 hectares. Strawberries produced in Miryang, which has good sunlight and a large daily ...