South Korea: Winter radish from Jeju Island to Los Angeles dining tables in the US

Published Feb 6, 2024

Tridge summary

Jeju winter radishes from South Korea are being exported to Los Angeles, USA via the 'Agricultural Products Online Wholesale Market'. This online market, operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, has reduced domestic distribution costs by 12.6% and increased farmers' earnings by 5.4% due to improved efficiency. Launched in 2023, the platform offers benefits such as freedom from time and space constraints, optimized logistics, and free trade.

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Jeju winter radishes traded at the ‘Agricultural Products Online Wholesale Market (kafb2b.or.kr)’ operated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Mi-ryeong) and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (CEO Kim Chun-jin) are appearing on dinner tables in Los Angeles, USA. The 2024 Jeju winter radishes sold by Daea Fruits and Vegetables through the online wholesale market will be exported to Los Angeles, USA. After the sample was exported in December last year, a contract for an additional volume of 211 tons was concluded, and it is scheduled to be exported a total of 11 times from January to March this year. Winter radishes traded in the online wholesale market are shipped directly from Jeju, the production site, to Busan and placed on export ships. In the case of existing offline wholesale markets, domestic distribution costs are significantly reduced compared to the case where products are imported from Jeju production areas to Garak ...

Source: Nongup