South Korea's agricultural and food exports in 2020 hit a record high of nearly 7.6 billion U.S. dollars

South Korea

Published Jan 6, 2021

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Core reminder: Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, January 5th. According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food of South Korea on the 5th, preliminary statistics show that in 2020, the annual export of agricultural food will reach 7.57 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.7% year-on-year, a new high since the beginning of relevant statistics. .

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Yonhap News Agency, Seoul, January 5th. According to data released on the 5th by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food of South Korea, preliminary statistics show that in 2020, the annual export of agricultural food will reach 7.57 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.7% year-on-year, a new high since the beginning of relevant statistics. It can be seen that thanks to the high exports of kimchi and ginseng products, the export of fresh agricultural food increased by 3.4% year-on-year to US$1.43 billion. The annual export of kimchi increased significantly by 37.6% year-on-year, reaching US$144.5 million. Due to the spread of the epidemic, consumers Increased attention to health products has pushed up the export of ginseng products to China, the United States, Japan and other places, with an export value of 229.8 million US dollars. The export of grapes (32.8%) and grapefruit tea (31.9%) has also increased relatively significantly. In terms of processed foods, ...

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