Jeju tangerines knock on the Japanese market again... After 7 years of suspension of exports

Published Mar 13, 2024

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The Korea Citrus Exporters Association is set to resume the export of Jeju tangerines to Japan, a move that comes seven years after exports were halted in 2017. The decision is driven by growing interest in Korea due to the Korean Wave. The association's strategy includes fostering citrus farmers for export, identifying Japanese buyers, and conducting pilot exports. The focus will be on exporting high-quality tangerines to compete with Japanese domestically produced tangerines, which were preferred by consumers and led to falling export prices in the past.

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(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ho-cheon = The export of Jeju tangerines to Japan is being promoted again. The Korea Citrus Exporters Association (CEO Song Chang-gu, head of the Jeju Citrus Agricultural Cooperative) announced on the 13th that this year it will pursue a project to foster citrus farmers for export to Japan, discover Japanese buyers, and conduct pilot exports. It has been seven years since tangerine exports to Japan stopped in 2017. The Citrus Export Federation participated in the 'FOODEX JAPAN 2024' expo held in Tokyo, Japan for four days from the 5th to the 8th and promoted Manchurian persimmons such as Hallabong and Cheonhyehyang, new varieties of mini incense, and processed tangerine products. Japanese buyers showed a lot of interest and decided to continue discussing details. The Citrus Export Association also visited food stores at major department stores, large supermarkets, and traditional markets in Tokyo to collect data on distribution prices and ...

Source: Yna