'Potato Sold-Out Man' Choi Moon-soon, Asparagus Also Sold Out in 1 Minute

Gangwon-do, Special Sale on Gangwon-do Asparagus Facing Export Roadblocks

Gangwon Province launched a special sale of asparagus on the 20th to help farmers struggling due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Photo is of Governor Choi Moon-soon of Gangwon Province / Photo by Choi Moon-soon

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Gangwon Province, which had previously sold potatoes to help farmers struggling due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has launched an asparagus sales event.

On the 20th, starting at 10 a.m., Gangwon Province sold asparagus nationwide through the Gangwon Province Agricultural Specialty Products Genuine Center and the Naver Smart Store 'Gangwon Mart.' The 2,000 boxes of asparagus prepared for the event sold out within just one minute of the sale starting.

The asparagus sold this time is export-grade thickness, size 1 (25mm or more) and size 2 (17mm or more), priced at 7,000 KRW per kilogram including delivery fees. The asparagus sales will take place every Monday and Thursday at 10 a.m. until the 31st of next month, except for Buddha’s Birthday on the 30th.

Governor Choi Moon-soon previously changed the name of his Twitter account, which had been set as 'Potato-selling Governor,' to 'Asparagus-selling Governor' and began promoting the sales.

A photo posted on June 19 on Twitter by Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon Province. On June 20, Gangwon Province launched a special sale of asparagus to help farmers struggling due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Photo by Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon Province, Twitter capture.

On the 19th, Governor Choi posted on his Twitter, "Gangwon Province asparagus with blocked export routes, mega sale," encouraging purchases by saying, "Potato lovers, please give 'love instead.' OTZ. These are the finest quality asparagus with a thumb-thick diameter that had only been exported until now."

After the asparagus sold out on the 20th, he also expressed gratitude to buyers, saying, "OTZ OTZ Thank you, thank you, thank you again. You sold all the asparagus in one go. I convey the thanks of the farmers on your behalf. Export quantities can now be consumed domestically."

Previously, Governor Choi supported farmers facing economic difficulties through a potato sales event last month. At that time, the sales site, Gangwon Province Genuine Center, attracted so many buyers simultaneously that the server crashed, creating a buzz and coining the new term 'Poketting,' a combination of 'Potato' and 'Ticketing.' Through this event, Gangwon Province sold all 206,000 boxes.

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