Hongseong County ranked 1st in South Korean strawberry exports, holds a promotional event in Hong Kong

(Hongseong = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim So-yeon = Hongseong-gun, South Chungcheong Province promoted Honghee strawberries in Hong Kong, the world's No. 1 country for Korea's strawberry exports. Hongseong County Mayor Lee Yong-rok and other military officials held a promotional event for Honghee strawberries and Hongseong garlic at a store in Hong Kong's Citygate Outlet on the 19th (local time). Honghee is a new strawberry variety developed over 10 years by the county agricultural technology center and agricultural corporation Hetero, and was launched in earnest this year after pilot cultivation last year. The county explained that depending on the coloring period, it tastes like apple, green grape, or peach, and is harder and has a higher sugar content than other varieties, so it attracted attention from local people. After personally participating in the local promotional event, Governor Lee held a meeting with representatives of agricultural product import companies and promised ...