South Korea: Exports of agri-food increased by 17% in the first half of this year despite COVID-19
South Korea
Published Aug 11, 2021
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(Jinju = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji Seong-ho = Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do, announced on the 10th that agricultural and food exports in the first half of this year were counted at $474 million. This is a 17% increase over the same period last year, the highest increase in three years since 2018. Thanks to this, we achieved 77% of our export target in the first half of this year. By amount, strawberries accounted for 34.18 million dollars (26.6%) of the fresh produce. King oyster mushroom showed the highest increase rate of 45.2% with 1.42 million dollars. Exports of items such as tomatoes and zucchini also increased significantly. In processed foods, frozen strawberries and pickled radish exported $240,000 and $20,000. Jinju agri-food was exported to Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, as well as Japan, China and Hong Kong markets. An official from Jinju City said, "We will achieve our export target of $55 million this year by promoting export competitiveness support projects and non-face-to-face consultations in the second half of the year."
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