Jindo-gun Holds Meeting with Agricultural Wholesale Market Officials

Published 19 Oct.2023 14:04(KST)

Sharing Quality Improvement Strategies and Know-How to Enhance Competitiveness of Jindo Green Onions

Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Hee-su) held a meeting by inviting agricultural product wholesale market officials to secure the competitiveness of Jindo green onions and expand sales channels.

According to the county on the 19th, about 20 people attended the meeting, including county officials, local agricultural cooperatives, auctioneers from agricultural product wholesale markets in Seoul and Daegu, and workers related to Jindo green onions.

Jindo County held a meeting with officials from the agricultural products wholesale market. <br>[Photo by Jindo County]

Jindo County held a meeting with officials from the agricultural products wholesale market.
[Photo by Jindo County]

Ahead of the full-scale shipment season of green onions, a communication forum was opened to share various opinions such as the latest trends in green onions and market price forecasts to enhance the competitiveness of Jindo green onions.

Jindo green onions grow in clear water and air, fertile soil, and clean sea breeze, boasting excellent quality with higher contents of germanium and allicin than regular green onions, as well as various nutrients such as vitamin C, calcium, and organic acids.

However, due to the short white shaft and low production per pyeong (approximately 3.3 square meters), they are less preferred in wholesale markets and do not receive good prices.

After the meeting, auctioneers and distribution officials visited local green onion farms to share various know-how for sales channels.

Lee Tae-min, director of Dae-a Fruit and Vegetable, said, “Through this meeting, I saw the utmost effort to sell Jindo green onions,” and added, “We will roll up our sleeves to help improve the competitiveness of Jindo green onions, which are delicious and full of nutrition, and to establish stable sales channels.”

Governor Kim Hee-su said, “I sincerely thank those who came from afar to promote and distribute Jindo green onions despite their busy schedules,” and added, “We will do our best for sustainable coexistence and development through an organic cooperation system to expand the production and sales of Jindo green onions in the future.”

Meanwhile, Jindo-gun plans to carefully review the opinions presented by experts and actively reflect them in the establishment of policies for Jindo green onions.