Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk-do Export Policy City/County Evaluation 'Top Excellence' ... Remarkable Shine Muscat Export Growth

Shine Muscat Exports Increase by 356% in Two Years Compared to 2017

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gimcheon City, Gyeongbuk Province, announced on the 24th that it was selected as the best institution in this year's export policy evaluation of cities and counties by Gyeongsangbuk-do, securing a project fund of 30 million KRW and a prize money of 2.5 million KRW.

This award is the result of an evaluation conducted by Gyeongbuk Province on 23 cities and counties, using indicators such as export achievement in 2020, overseas market development and marketing, and participation in export policies.

Gimcheon City was honored to receive the best institution award in 2020, following two consecutive excellence awards in 2018 and 2019. In this evaluation, Gimcheon was highly rated for the specialization of tasks due to the establishment of a dedicated export department and the efforts of the head of the institution to develop overseas markets.

Last year, a trade delegation led by the mayor of Gimcheon conducted a month-long sales promotion event in Vietnam, achieving a significant increase in exports. In particular, the export volume of 'Shine Muscat' grapes reached 292 tons (3.52 million USD), a 356% increase compared to 2017 over two years.

Mayor Kim Choong-seop pledged, "As many farmers are facing difficulties in sales channels due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, we will continue relentless efforts to develop overseas export markets for agricultural specialties and diversify export items," adding, "We will foster agricultural specialty export products with price competitiveness through expanding export infrastructure and active export support policies."

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