‘Damyang Rice’ Exported to France... Captivating European Taste Buds

Netherlands, Czech Republic Followed by France Export Globalization Leap

Rice produced in Damyang-gun is capturing the taste buds of Europeans as it enters France following the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.

On the 2nd, Jeollanam-do Damyang-gun announced that on the 1st, the Damyang-gun Nonghyup Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation signed a contract with Artlich Co., Ltd. and exported 12 tons of Damyang rice to Paris, France.

This export follows the export of 60 tons of Damyang rice to the Netherlands and the Czech Republic in January this year, continuing the European export trend. With the recent rise in the status of the Korean Wave and Korean cuisine establishing itself as a global health food, Damyang-gun plans to further expand the export routes of Damyang agricultural specialty products starting from this.

Damyang rice is undoubtedly Korea’s finest premium rice, having won the Grand Prize in the Korea Premium Rice Evaluation, and currently receiving the Grand Prize 7 times and the Excellence Award 5 times in the evaluation of Jeonnam’s top 10 high-quality brand rice for 13 consecutive years.

Currently, besides the three European countries, Damyang-gun exported 37 tons to the United States over three years before COVID-19, and exported 7 tons in the first half of this year.

Exports will continue to be promoted in the second half of the year as well.

County Governor Lee Byeong-no said, “Although the export volume this time is small due to the current rice stock shortage, it is expected to expand significantly after this year’s new rice harvest,” and added, “We will continue to provide generous support for the globalization of Damyang rice.”

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