Sunchang-gun's 'Meju-Marinated Eel' Heads to US Export Market

Eels fed with meju made from Sunchang soybeans, the basic ingredient for making jang, in Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk, have embarked on their export route to the United States.

According to the county on the 9th, Jeon I Susan (CEO Lee Jeong) raising eels fed with meju started the first shipment on the 8th, opening a monthly export route of about 1 ton (worth about 50 million KRW) to the United States.

Jeon I Susan has been regularly exporting 1 ton per month to Malaysia and Singapore since last year, and this is the first time exporting to the United States, expanding export channels by exporting 1 to 2 tons per month.

Sunchang Meju Eel Exported to the United States
[Photo by Sunchang County]

CEO Lee Jeong of Jeon I Susan is continuously conducting research and development with his own strict principles and know-how, raising healthy eels resistant to bacterial diseases by feeding them meju made from Sunchang soybeans and herbal medicine.

He was selected as a New Fisheries Knowledge Person in eel farming by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in 2011, and in 2016, he received the Proud Jeonbuk Person Award in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector.

CEO Lee said, “From this year, we secured competitiveness by reducing shipping costs through FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approval and direct exports,” adding, “We will continue to produce eels that consumers can trust and feel safe with, and from next year, we plan to export eels worth 1.4 billion KRW to the United States.”

Sunchang = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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