HAENAM, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean farmers have harvested the first bananas ever to be grown in the country’s southern region. Haenam County in South Jeolla province held a banana harvesting ceremony at a local farm on Thursday, as it plans to harvest 12 tons of bananas from 0.4 hectares of land operated [...]
TAEAN, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Bananas and papaya, representative tropical fruits, are being cultivated on a farm on Anmyeon Island in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province. Bananas produced at the farm are sweeter than imported ones due to large daily temperature differences and abundant sunshine. In addition, the yield per tree has reached 50 [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fruit imports reached record high levels last year on growing demand for dietary diversity, customs data showed Monday. The country imported 834,000 tons of fruit, worth US$1.24 billion, last year. In terms of value, last year’s figure marks the highest tally ever, according to the data compiled [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Bananas were the most sold fruit in the first half of the year, according to leading retail giant E-mart on Friday, replacing the longtime favorite apples. E-Mart said it sold 37.6 billion won (US$32.48 million) worth of bananas in the January-June period, up 8.7 percent from the same period [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Banana-flavored snacks may not be selling as much as before, but they are still a big help in pushing up overall snack sales, retailers’ data showed Friday. Banana has been the new honey for the market, replacing the craze over potato chips with sweet taste. Makers of chocolate pie [...]
SEJONG, Nov.19 (Korea Bizwire) – Even as imports of bananas and pineapples falter, mangos and grapefruits are seeing a leap in popularity. Still, the total quantity of imports and domestic distribution of mangos and grapefruits is significantly lower than that of bananas, but domestic demand is increasing rapidly, placing them as popular fruits. According to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Jung Jin-su who won a gold medal in team fencing at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon called banana a secret to his feat, stating that he could gain his stamina by taking in bananas instead of a meal during his training. Athletes who need a high level of [...]