Muan-gun, First Export of Agricultural Products to Taiwan and Hong Kong

Muan County exported 460 tons of onions and pumpkins to Taiwan and Hong Kong. (Photo by Muan County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 15th that it exported 460 tons of onions and pumpkins to Taiwan and Hong Kong on the 13th.

This export was promoted to alleviate the difficulties of farmers caused by sluggish domestic agricultural product consumption and to solve the promotion of local agricultural product consumption through exports. This is the first time local agricultural products have been exported to Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Baek Jeong-seop, head of the Jeonnam Southwest Vegetable Agricultural Cooperative, exported 360 tons of onions to Taiwan, and Lee Sook-kyung, CEO of Haneulgwa Ttang Agricultural Corporation, exported 100 tons of pumpkins to Hong Kong. The expected sales amount is 200 million KRW for onions and 110 million KRW for pumpkins.

This year, Muan County aims to export 5,000 tons, a 60% increase from last year's export performance of 3,000 tons, and has allocated a logistics budget of 620 million KRW to support producer organizations such as local agricultural cooperatives and farming corporations, as well as export companies to develop overseas sales channels.

Additionally, the county is providing guidance to 13 integrated marketing organizations including local agricultural cooperatives to increase exports, and on the 15th, held a meeting at the Agricultural Technology Center attended by about 20 export-related personnel to collect opinions related to agricultural product exports.

Governor Kim San stated, “We will strengthen cooperative relationships with agricultural cooperatives, farming corporations, and export company officials so that our county can become a new forward base for agricultural and marine product exports, and pay more attention to securing sales channels by additionally fostering specialized export complexes.”

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