Gyeongnam Delegation Promotes Local Seafood in LA... $3 Million Export Agreement

The Gyeongnam delegation, led by Governor Park Wan-su of Gyeongnam Province, promoted local seafood and sought to expand export markets in Los Angeles, USA.

According to Gyeongnam Province, on the 10th local time, the Gyeongnam delegation held a seafood tasting event by visiting major seafood importers in the United States to revitalize seafood exports.

The Gyeongnam delegation showcased live seafood such as mullet and flounder, representative seafood of Gyeongnam, as well as oysters and sea squirts caught or farmed in the waters off Gyeongnam.

Kim Young-wan, Consul General of LA (from left), Park Tae-il, CEO of Ara F&D, Peter Heo, CEO of PAFCO, and Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the export agreement.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

About 70 people, including local US media, key seafood import company officials, customers (buyers), and restaurant representatives, gathered at the event to taste Gyeongnam seafood, which has proven international safety by passing on-site inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

On this day, Ara F&D, a local seafood export company, visited major US seafood importers PAFCO and JJWV and signed a $3 million business agreement to enter the US seafood market and expand exports.

Governor Park, who attended the signing ceremony, said, “This agreement will be an opportunity for Ara F&D, which has independent container technology, to develop together with a US local company that is thorough in hygiene management,” adding, “We will continue to strive to secure overseas export markets for seafood to increase fishery income in Gyeongnam.”

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