Sinan-gun "Five Types Including Yangsangchu" First Exported to Taiwan

On the 11th, a shipment ceremony for 240 tons of lettuce and 1,000 tons of five types of red cabbage was held

[Sinan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Leafy vegetables such as lettuce produced in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do are making their way onto the tables of consumers in Taiwan.

On the 11th, a shipment ceremony was held for the first export of 240 tons of lettuce and 1,000 tons of five types of red leafy vegetables produced by the leafy vegetable farming group in Jido-eup.

This export will be shipped year-round until March next year, except for three months (June to August). Thirty-five farms are participating, and an annual farm income of 700 million KRW is expected through contract farming with an export agency.

Grown in a clean sea area exposed to sea breeze, the diversification of items such as lettuce, red leafy vegetables, romaine, broccoli, and Albegi cabbage is expected to be a high source of income for farmers. Double cropping (spring and autumn) is possible, and it can yield 3 to 4 times higher profits compared to unstable supply items.

The farming households have formed the "Jido-eup Leafy Vegetable Farming Research Association" to conduct technical exchanges as well as education on the overall process from production to distribution, systematically responding to market conditions through information sharing, and striving to establish it as a new income crop.

Kim Soon-seok, head of the Eco-friendly Agriculture Division, stated, “We will do our best to increase farmers' income by providing a stable cultivation environment for leafy vegetables and expanding export volumes.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.