Gimcheon City Holds First Shipment Ceremony Since Establishment of Grape Export Agricultural Cooperative... Distributes Shine Muscat to Vietnam

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Gimcheon City (Mayor Kim Chung-seop) announced on the 6th that it held a shipment ceremony on the 5th at the Grape Export Distribution Agricultural Cooperative Corporation to export 3.3 tons of Shine Muscat grapes to Vietnam.

This export shipment ceremony is the first since the establishment of the Gimcheon City Grape Export Distribution Agricultural Cooperative Corporation. The contract amount is $55,000, which is higher than the market price (18,000 KRW per kg).

Established in 2018, the Gimcheon City Grape Export Distribution Agricultural Cooperative Corporation is a corporation funded by 180 members. With support from the Regional Vitalization Crop Base Project (Creation of a Specialized Export Complex for New Grape Varieties), it established a distribution center equipped with a non-destructive sugar content sorting line last year.

Mayor Kim Chung-seop of Gimcheon City stated, "Gimcheon is a representative production area for Shine Muscat, and Shine Muscat has become a major source of income for local farmers," adding, "We will continue to strive to help local farmers gain competitiveness through continuous dissemination of high-quality production techniques and export promotion."

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