Minister Song Miryeong: "Powdered Rice, Policy to Resolve Rice Supply-Demand Imbalance"

"New Food Ingredients Replacing Imported Wheat"
Harim Industry Launches Two Types of Powdered Rice Ramen

Song Miryeong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, expressed her commitment to expanding the powdered rice industry, stating that "powdered rice is a key policy to resolve the structural imbalance in rice supply and demand."

On the 30th, during her visit to Harim Industry located in Iksan, Jeonbuk, Minister Song said, "Powdered rice is a new food ingredient that can replace imported wheat."

During the on-site visit, she exchanged opinions with food companies, powdered rice farmers, and local governments to create an ecosystem for the powdered rice industry and inspected the production site of powdered rice products. She said, "To demonstrate the government's consistent and unwavering commitment to fostering the powdered rice industry, I chose a powdered rice product manufacturing company as the first food company to visit since taking office."

Harim Industry launched two types of powdered rice ramen last year through the government's powdered rice product development support project. With the stable supply of 2023 powdered rice being promoted, the production line was restarted, and this year, they plan to release new products with higher powdered rice content.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it will establish a stable raw material production and supply base to enable food companies to create markets for products using powdered rice as an ingredient, while also providing comprehensive support for marketing and promotion to develop new products and open sales channels.

Minister Song urged the food industry to take a more active role in creating an ecosystem for the powdered rice industry, saying, "The food industry can approach the public as companies producing healthy products by utilizing powdered rice."

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