Geochang-gun Holds 'Non-Face-to-Face Online Export Consultation' to Diversify Export Markets

One-on-One Customized Export Consultations Between 20 Local Companies and Overseas Buyers from 15 Companies in 8 Countries

Diversifying Export Markets: Non-face-to-face Online Export Consultation [Image Source=Geochang-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 29th that it held an online export consultation meeting with the participation of 20 agricultural specialty food export companies, achieving export consultation results worth approximately 1.1 million USD.

This export consultation meeting was conducted in a non-face-to-face online video format for the second consecutive year to resolve difficulties in overseas marketing caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and to revitalize exports by pioneering new markets.

Buyers from 15 companies in 8 countries, including the United States, Canada, Vietnam, China, Japan, as well as the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Malaysia, participated, making it a substantial event that could lead to actual exports after the consultation.

The export consultation involved a total of 40 sessions by matching local export companies with buyers’ items of interest.

In particular, Haneul Bio, a seasoned snack manufacturer, signed an export agreement worth 400,000 USD with company W in the U.S. Midwest region; Rice Farmer, a grain processed food manufacturer, signed a 400,000 USD agreement with company W in the U.S. West region; and Geochang Apple Horticultural Cooperative signed a 300,000 USD export agreement for Shine Muscat grapes with company H in Singapore.

Since the 15th, the county has signed a business cooperation agreement to activate exports and imports with Woori Village, which operates the ‘Geochang Agricultural Specialty Food Antenna Shop’ in Chicago, USA. Through this agreement, they plan to continuously seek support measures to discover promising export items in the region and promote export activation.

County Governor Goo In-mo said, “This export consultation meeting can be a good opportunity for local export companies struggling to secure overseas sales channels, and global interest in healthy food is increasing,” adding, “I hope that Geochang-gun’s clean city agricultural specialty foods will become a chance to captivate the tastes of overseas consumers.”

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