Jangheung County Begins Exporting Eco-friendly Organic Barami Rice to the US

Kim Sung: "Fostering Organic Rice as a Strategic Export Item"

Jangheung County in Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Sung) held a shipment ceremony for the export of eco-friendly organic rice to the United States at the Yongdu Nonghyup Rice Processing Complex on the 23rd.

According to the county, the 'Barami Rice' exported on this day is eco-friendly organic rice produced by members of the Jangheung County Eco-friendly Agriculture Association (President Kwon Youngsik). The total export contract volume for eco-friendly organic rice this year is 20 tons, with 10 tons being shipped to the United States first.

Jangheung County held a shipment ceremony for eco-friendly organic rice exports to the United States on the 23rd at the Yongdu Nonghyup Grain Processing Center. Photo by Jangheung County

The export will be handled by K&G Global, a company specializing in agricultural and food exports based in Jangheung County, and the rice will be supplied to supermarkets in the Los Angeles area. The organic rice will be sold in individual packages of 10kg each.

The county expects that, given the high demand for eco-friendly rice among Korean and Asian consumers, this will benefit local eco-friendly farms in the future.

Kwon Youngsik, president of the association, said, "We are working to improve farm income through the export of eco-friendly organic rice," and added, "We will continue to expand our export volume every year by actively pioneering overseas markets."

Governor Kim Sung stated, "Next year, we plan to export about 100 tons of organic rice," and added, "We will foster organic rice as a strategic export item and provide support so that export activation can be achieved."

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