South Korea: Imports of tropical fruits reach an all-time high

South Korea's fruit imports have reached their highest point in recent months, according to trade statistics from the Asian country's Customs Service. In the case of bananas, imports reached their historical maximum in April with 46.3 million dollars, 56.6% more than the previous month. The pineapple faced the same scenario, with 9.1 million dollars, which translates into a month-on-month increase of just over 74%. It should be noted that this is the first time that imports of this fruit exceed this figure in the US currency. Mango was another of the fruits that saw an increase, in this case 85.9% compared to the same period last year. Under the month of analysis, the total volume of imports experienced a substantial increase of 72.6%, reaching 9,324 tons and crossing the 9,000 tons threshold for the first time. Imported fruits are expected to continue increasing during May and June due to flexible government quota tariffs and direct import movements expected to be in place until ...