Hamyang-gun Signs Export Agreement... Opens Export Route to U.S. Midwest

Agricultural Products Land in Chicago with Great Popularity
Promotional Event at Two Local Market Stores

The Gyeongnam Hamyang County U.S. Market Development Team, which has embarked on pioneering the U.S. Midwest and East Coast markets, announced on the 23rd that it has signed an export agreement with a local distributor in Chicago.

According to Hamyang County, the Hamyang County U.S. Market Development Team, led by County Governor Jin Byeong-yeong and including county officials and local exporters, arrived in Chicago on the 20th (local time, 10 a.m. on the 19th) and has been actively working to promote agricultural products and develop overseas markets.

The market development team held a promotional event for Hamyang County agricultural products at two stores, including Fresh International Market, from the 19th to the 25th for seven days. Governor Jin and the team also directly participated in the local market promotional events to actively promote the products.

Group photo of the Gyeongnam Hamyang County U.S. Market Development Team at the Chicago business agreement.

The promotional event featured about 30 representative processed foods from Hamyang County, including Tteokbokki, which is gaining attention as ‘K-Food,’ as well as lotus leaf rice, ginseng porridge, and cold noodles, attracting great interest from both Korean residents and locals visiting the market.

In particular, the market development team introduced Hamyang agricultural products through various local media, including Chicago local broadcasts and YouTube channels, maximizing promotional effects and is expected to gain significant momentum for future exports.

Local residents and Korean residents who visited the promotional event said, “We tasted lotus leaf processed foods, Tteokbokki, ginseng porridge, and asked about the characteristics of the products, showing great interest in Hamyang agricultural products.”

Additionally, Hamyang County signed an export agreement with a local distributor to export Samgyetang, lotus leaf processed foods, teas, Tteokbokki, and other products, playing a major role in promoting Hamyang agricultural products to local buyers in the U.S. Midwest.

Furthermore, for products from companies that could not participate in this market development team, export consultations will be conducted through online export meetings and phone calls in the future.

Governor Jin said, “This was a great opportunity to promote Hamyang County’s excellent agricultural products to Korean residents and locals, and I did not expect such great popularity. We will continue to strive to expand exports of the excellent healthy foods from Jirisan Hamyang.”

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