Pyeongtaek ‘Super Owning’ rice exported to Germany for the 18th time

On the 11th, Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province, held a ceremony to launch the export of its representative local brand, ‘Super Oning Rice’, to Germany at the Anjung Agricultural Cooperative’s rice processing plant. The export volume this time is 18 tons worth 50 million won. The city analyzed that Super Oning rice has captured the taste buds of people around the world and is leading to continuous exports. This export to Germany is the 18th time, and a total of 235 tons of rice has been exported to France, Australia, the UK, Indonesia, etc. from 2007 to the present. The city expects that this export will help local farmers who are experiencing difficulties due to abnormally high temperatures, falling rice prices, and decreased consumption. On this day, Lee Gye-pil, the chairman of Anjung Agricultural Cooperative, said, “I hope that this export of Pyeongtaek rice will be an opportunity for farmers to take pride in Pyeongtaek agricultural products, and we will work to expand ...