The Sweetness of Onions Produced in Jeonju... Taiwan is 'Soaked~'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gominhyeong] Fresh onions produced in the Jeonju area will be exported to Taiwan again this year.

The Jeonju Agricultural Technology Center and Jeonju Nonghyup held a shipment ceremony for 24 tons of fresh onions at the Jeonju Nonghyup Agricultural Products Distribution Center on the 22nd, attended by about 20 officials including Im In-gyu, head of Jeonju Nonghyup, and Kang Shin-ok, president of the onion cooperative. They announced plans to export a total of 500 tons at 50 tons per week.

The 500 tons to be exported this time account for half of the total production in the Jeonju area (1,000 tons), with an export value of approximately 217 million won.

The city expects this export to Taiwan to greatly help secure stable sales channels for 38 onion-producing farms struggling due to COVID-19.

Song Bang-won, director of the city’s Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We will continue to seek strategies to expand exports of high-quality local agricultural products.”

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