K-food exports reach $10 billion at record pace this year: data

Korea's exports of food and agro products surpassed the $10 billion mark in the shortest amount of time this year, industry data showed Wednesday. Total exports of agro-fisheries goods topped $10 billion as of Monday, more than two weeks earlier than the previous year, according to the data from the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. (aT). By destination, exports to the United States accounted for the most, at $1.7 billion, marking a 15.3 percent on-year spike. Exports to Europe surged 15.8 percent from a year earlier to $772 million. Shipments to the Gulf Cooperation Council, comprising six countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, increased 9.6 percent over the cited period to $296 million. By item, "ramyeon" was the most popular export item, with over $1.1 billion worth of instant noodles shipped overseas as of Monday, up 24.7 percent on-year. Dried seaweed products — known in Korean as "gim" — were another bestseller, with their exports swelling 14.1 percent from the previous year to $877 million. Exports of Korean sauces, such as the spicy "gochujang," inWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times