South Korea: North Gyeongsang Province’s exports of agricultural products in the first half of the year highest ever

[Reporter Cho Seong-je, Korea Rural Newspaper] North Gyeongsang Province achieved an all-time high in agri-food exports in the first half of this year. In this regard, Gyeongbuk-do announced that as of the first half of 2023, Gyeongbuk-do agricultural food exports were $461.4 million, up 9.9% from $419.8 million in the same period last year. By item, among fresh agricultural products, melons, peaches, and grapes grew significantly. In particular, melon exports increased by 105.3% to $1.23 million. It is explained that exports increased to 7.6 million dollars. Also, among processed foods, red snow crab meat, alcoholic beverages, ginseng, and tuna led the growth. Red snow crab exports increased by 40.1% to $17.77 million, alcoholic beverages increased by 33.4% to $13.38 million, ginseng exports increased by 5.0% to $4.69 million, and tuna increased by 4.8% to $23.91 million. By country, it is analyzed that Japan increased by 48.4%, China by 20.7%, the United Arab Emirates by 7.4%, ...