(Kimje=Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Do-in = Jeonbuk Nonghyup announced on the 23rd that sweet potatoes produced by the Gongdeok branch of Jeonbuk Nonghyup have been exported to Thailand.
The sweet potatoes exported this time are of the Beniharukawa and Sodami varieties, with a total of 3 tons being shipped.
Jeonbuk Nonghyup is researching conditions such as temperature and humidity to ensure that the sweet potatoes maintain optimal quality even during long-distance sea transport in this export process.
Furthermore, the research results will be applied to expand the volume of sea exports of sweet potatoes in the future.
Jeonbuk Nonghyup President Lee Jeong-hwan said, "We will do our best to establish a technological foundation to maintain the quality of sweet potatoes stably and increase export competitiveness."