Muan-gun, Four Types of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Juices Exported to China for the First Time

Exported 840 Tons of Local Agricultural Products to Date... Achieved 615 Million KRW in Farm Income

County Governor Kim San: "We Will Focus Administrative Efforts on Developing Processing Industry and Export Specialized Complex"

A shipment ceremony was held for exporting 10.4 tons of four types of fruit and vegetable juices to China. ⓒ Asia Economy

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 3rd that it held a shipment ceremony at Withus F&B Co., Ltd. in Hyeonggyeong-myeon to export 10.4 tons of four types of fruit and vegetable juices processed from this year's harvested onions and cabbages to China.

At the event, about 10 guests including Governor Kim San, Provincial Assemblyman Na Gwang-guk, Jeollanam-do International Cooperation Officer Seon Yang-gyu, and Withus F&B representatives Son Young-guk and Kim Ho-yoon attended to celebrate the first export of Muan fruit and vegetable juices.

The exported juices this time are four types of juices processed from agricultural products harvested this year by representatives Son Young-guk and Kim Ho-yoon, consisting of 3 tons of broccoli cabbage juice, 3 tons of red beet juice, 4.1 tons of balloon flower pear juice, and 0.3 tons of purple onion juice, totaling 10.4 tons.

Withus F&B Co., Ltd. achieved the milestone of the first shipment by pioneering overseas export routes to China through the EC21 export company, and this export is expected to generate about 40 million KRW in farm income.

So far, the total export volume of local agricultural specialties is 840 tons, including 384 tons of onions, 339 tons of napa cabbage, 63 tons of cabbage, 44 tons of enoki mushrooms, and 10 tons of onion juice, exported to the United States, Taiwan, Denmark, and others, generating a total farm income of 615 million KRW. Agricultural exports have increased by more than 30% compared to the same period last year.

The county plans to closely cooperate with export farms and export companies to continuously promote agricultural product exports until the end of the year, and actively support export farms by additionally allocating 200 million KRW for export logistics costs to expand sales channels.

Governor Kim San stated, “We will focus administrative power on diversifying agricultural product shipment destinations to stabilize prices and fostering processing industries and export specialized complexes to increase farm income.”

Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo ohj1358@asiae.co.kr

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