Ulsan pears exported for 27 years this year in South Korea

Published Nov 18, 2024

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Ulsan City's Ulju-gun has been exporting Ulsan pears for 27 years, reaching the global market since 1998 with the United States as the largest market. The export volume and value peaked in 2011, but volumes were low during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these fluctuations, an export contract worth 2.1 billion won was recently signed to supply over 400 tons annually to three US import buyers. Additionally, Ulsan pear juice exports to the US have increased since 2014. This success is largely due to local promotion efforts and support from the government, with a focus on improving the pear's image in the US market and expanding export channels.

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(Ulsan=Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Yeong-eun = "We have dug a single well called Ulsan pear export for nearly 30 years." Ulsan City's Ulju-gun, famous for its pear production along with Naju nationwide, is targeting the global market by exporting Ulsan pears for the 27th year this year. According to Ulju-gun on the 18th, Ulsan pears were first exported to the United States in 1998, and 164 tons (worth 300 million won) were sold overseas at that time. Since then, for the past 27 years, the export target countries have continued to increase, including the United States, the largest market, as well as Taiwan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. Ulsan pears recorded the largest annual export volume and export value in 2011 among the years they have exported so far. That year, 727 tons of pears were exported, and the export value amounted to 2.35 billion won. In 2010, the previous year, 683 tons (equivalent to 1.97 billion won) were exported to the US, and ...

Source: Yna