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    South Korea’s first season kimchi exports hit a record high

    • Last Update: 2021-04-22
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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      The export value of kimchi in the first quarter of this year increased by 54.
    3% year-on-year, and the import value increased by 7.
    4%.
    From the perspective of import and export volume, the export volume was 11,181 tons and the import volume was 67,940 tons.
    Exported kimchi was US$4,165 per ton, much higher than the US$567 of imported kimchi.
    All imported kimchi originates from China.
     
      From the perspective of the kimchi export market, exports to Japan were US$24.
    72 million, an increase of 67.
    9% year-on-year, exports to the US were US$8.
    46 million, an increase of 80.
    6%, and exports to Hong Kong were US$2.
    34 million, an increase of 50.
    3%.
     
      The analysis believes that with the new crown epidemic raging around the world, fermented foods such as kimchi are considered to be beneficial to enhance immunity, which has promoted the increase in the export of kimchi.
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      The export value of kimchi in the first quarter of this year increased by 54.
    3% year-on-year, and the import value increased by 7.
    4%.
    From the perspective of import and export volume, the export volume was 11,181 tons and the import volume was 67,940 tons.
    Exported kimchi was US$4,165 per ton, much higher than the US$567 of imported kimchi.
    All imported kimchi originates from China.
     
      From the perspective of the kimchi export market, exports to Japan were US$24.
    72 million, an increase of 67.
    9% year-on-year, exports to the US were US$8.
    46 million, an increase of 80.
    6%, and exports to Hong Kong were US$2.
    34 million, an increase of 50.
    3%.
     
      The analysis believes that with the new crown epidemic raging around the world, fermented foods such as kimchi are considered to be beneficial to enhance immunity, which has promoted the increase in the export of kimchi.
    (Finish)
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