(Namwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Baek Do-in = Fresh onions produced in Namwon City, North Jeolla Province, have been shipped for export to Taiwan on the 24th.
The exported onions are mid-season varieties produced by Namwon Agricultural Cooperative, with a total of 240 tons to be shipped by next month.
The city is also pursuing plans to export approximately 1,000 tons additionally to Southeast Asia.
Mayor Choi Gyeong-sik stated, "This is a result of recognizing the excellence of Namwon onions in the overseas market" and added, "We will expand exports to increase farm income."