Sangju City Launches New Products from Agricultural Processing Cooperative... 3 Types of Jam Gift Sets: Persimmon, Blueberry, and Mulberry

A healthy set of three jams produced by Sangju Agricultural Products Processing Cooperative.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Sangju City in Gyeongbuk announced on the 27th that the Sangju Agricultural Products Processing Cooperative launched the 'Three-Color Gift Set' on the 18th using the Agricultural Products Comprehensive Processing Support Room within the Sangju Agricultural Technology Center.

The Three-Color Gift Set is a comprehensive gift set consisting of persimmon jam, blueberry jam, and mulberry jam. It is characterized by minimizing sugar content while preserving the flavor of the agricultural products. In particular, the persimmon jam, commercialized for the first time in Korea, is evaluated as an excellent processed product that reflects the characteristics of Sangju, the hometown of persimmons.

The Sangju Agricultural Products Processing Cooperative signed a usage and profit permit contract with Sangju City for the Agricultural Products Comprehensive Processing Support Room in April 2020. Since starting production of processed products in May of the same year, it achieved significant results with sales of 4.1 billion KRW in the second half of 2020.

The cooperative, born through education and support from the Agricultural Technology Center, involves 43 local farmers producing processed products utilizing regional agricultural products, thereby promoting the excellence of Sangju agricultural products and contributing to increasing farmers' income.

Jung Yong-hwa, Director of Future Agriculture, said, "The Agricultural Technology Center will do its best to support so that processed products embodying the various colors of Sangju agricultural products can spread throughout Korea and be recognized."

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