Gapyeong Rice and Mushrooms Enter US Market for the First Time

Published May 13, 2025

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Gapyeong-gun, a province in Gyeonggi, South Korea, has started exporting local rice and mushrooms to the US through Hanyang Mart, a Korean mart in New York and New Jersey. The export volume includes 500 bags of rice and 100 packs of dried oyster mushrooms, totaling 9.3 million won. The county plans to increase the export volume if the products receive a good response. The export was supported by Gyeonggi-do Corporation and Gyeonggi Trade Corporation, and follows the successful export of eight items to the US last November.

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(Gapyeong=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-yoon = Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 13th that rice and mushrooms produced locally will be entering the US market for the first time. These agricultural products will be available at the New York and New Jersey stores of 'Hanyang Mart', a representative Korean mart in the northeastern US, and will also be sold online. The export volume is a total of 9.3 million won, including 500 4kg bags of rice and 100 packs of 50g dried oyster mushrooms. Gapyeong-gun plans to continue to increase export volume if these agricultural products receive a good response locally. This export was supported by Gyeonggi-do Corporation and Gyeonggi Trade Corporation. Previously, Gapyeong-gun exported 8 items to the US in November of last year, including pine nuts, a local ...

Source: Yna