South Korea: Seafood exports hit record high last year

Last year, seafood exports hit an all-time high. According to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, as of the end of last year, Korea's seafood exports amounted to $2.82 billion. This is a 22.4% increase over the same period last year ($2.34 billion). In addition, it is a whopping $310 million more than in 2019 ($2.51 billion), when it achieved the highest export performance. What is more encouraging is that, thanks to the spread of the Korean Wave, the export market is expanding not only to the United States, Japan, and China, but also to Portugal, Cyprus, and Bhutan, where Korean laver has not been exported. Seaweed, which has ...