In mid-September, agricultural and food exports were found to have increased compared to the same period last year. The analysis is meaningful in that it has turned to an increase for the first time this year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Jeong Hwang-geun) reported that agricultural and food exports from January to the second week of September (September 16) this year amounted to 6.31 billion, a 0.4% increase from last year. It was announced on September 26 that the target was achieved (provisional). He added that export performance (K-FOOD+), which includes forward and backward industries such as smart farms and agricultural equipment, is also on the rise, reaching $8.46 billion, a 1.8% increase from last year. Economic slowdown, record low yen
[Reporter Ko Seong-jin, Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] In mid-September, agricultural and food exports increased compared to the same period last year. The analysis is meaningful in that it has turned into an increase for the first time this year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Jeong Hwang-geun) announced on September 26 that agricultural and food exports from January to the second week of September this year (September 16) reached $6.31 billion (provisional), a 0.4% increase from last year. He added that export performance (K-FOOD+), which includes forward and backward industries such as smart farms and agricultural equipment, is also on the rise, reaching $8.46 billion, a 1.8% increase from last year. Despite difficult external export conditions this year, such as an economic slowdown and record low yen, exports of agricultural products turned to an increase compared to the previous year for the first time in the second week of ...
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