Jinju City, South Korea: Agricultural products export growth 28% from last year

Published 2021년 5월 11일

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The Jinju region in Gyeongnam, South Korea, has seen a 28% increase in agricultural exports in the first quarter of 2021 compared to the previous year, reaching $30.3 million. This growth is largely due to the export of strawberries, which increased by 38% to $26.8 million, and the increase in pine mushroom exports by 50% to $740,000. However, the export of paprika decreased by 21% to $15.3 million. The majority of these exports were made to Hong Kong and Singapore.

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(Jinju = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji Seong-ho = Exports of agricultural products in the Jinju region of Gyeongnam have increased despite adverse events such as the spread of Corona 19. Jinju City announced on the 11th that the export performance of agricultural products in the first quarter of this year reached $30.3 million, a 28% increase from last year. The city analyzed that because of the strong exports of Hong Kong and Singapore, which mainly export strawberries, as well as the Seolhyang and Geumsil varieties, which were popular with local consumers. As a result, strawberries exported $26.8 million, up 38% from the first quarter of last year. It was also reported that the number of new pine mushrooms, which has recently been growing in cultivation farms, increased by 50% to $740,000 worth of exports as the number of farmers participating in exports increased. Processed agricultural products, such as bellflower concentrate, frozen strawberries, and plum juice, were exported ...

Source: Yna