South Korea: Strawberry plantation Miryang-si, first export of strawberries to Indonesia

Published 2021년 12월 22일

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Miryang city in Gyeongnam, South Korea, has started exporting locally grown strawberries to Indonesia. The first shipment, containing 300 kg, was sent from the Food Integration Support Center in Miryang. The city plans to export over 10 tons of strawberries to Indonesia annually, with the Gyeongnam Agro-Fisheries Export Association and Miryang Trading, both partially owned by the city, handling the exports. Miryang is known for its long history of strawberry cultivation, which began in 1943.

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(Miryang = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jeong-hoon = The city of Miryang, Gyeongnam announced on the 22nd that it was the first to export strawberries grown by local farmers to Indonesia. The day before, 300 kg of strawberries were shipped from the Food Integration Support Center in Miryang. The Gyeongnam Agro-Fisheries Export Association and Miryang Trading, 100% invested by the city of Miryang, contacted an Indonesian buyer and made the export of strawberries. Miryang City hopes to export more than 10 tons per year to Indonesia starting with this shipment. Miryang City is known as the place where strawberries were first grown in Korea. Strawberry cultivation in Korea ...

Source: Yna