SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of Koreans are eating meals at home instead of going out due to the pandemic and restaurant price increases brought on by inflation. As a result, demand for miniature-sized vegetables is rising.
Discount retailer Emart Inc. reported that last year’s sales of raon paprikas, which come in smaller sizes than normal bell peppers with more robust sweetness, jumped by 150 percent from 2017 when they were first introduced to the market.
Fun-sized snack cucumber sales jumped by 21.2 percent from the previous year, while sales of miniature sweet pumpkins were up by 56.7 percent.
Mini-sized sweet pumpkins now account for 39 percent of all sweet pumpkin sales.
Sales of mini-sized king oyster mushrooms, brussels sprouts and miniature onions grew by 19 percent, 257 percent and 63.1 percent, respectively.
Snack carrots, first introduced to the market in November of last year, now account for 15 percent of all carrot sales.
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