SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fresh fruit imports reached an all-time high in 2024, surpassing $1.4 billion for the first time, driven by rising domestic fruit prices and increased demand for imported alternatives. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), imports of 12 major fresh fruits amounted to $1.447 billion (approximately [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed a significant change in the eating habits of Seoul’s residents over the past decade, with a notable decrease in fruit consumption and an increase in meat intake. According to a report titled “Analysis of Seoul Citizens’ Dietary Habits and Policy Directions” released by the Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s inflation ticked up to over 3 percent in a month in February on high prices of fresh food items and energy, data showed Wednesday. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, rose 3.1 percent on-year last month, compared with a 2.8 percent increase a month earlier, according [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it will begin supplying fruits to childcare facilities at elementary schools on Monday. The project will replace some of the bread and corn dogs given out to children with fruits more than once per week. This year, the government plans [...]
ANDONG, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province is taking the lead in environmental protection by changing packaging materials placed in fruit boxes from polystyrene to paper. The provincial office recently developed a paper tray to replace polystyrene trays for fruit protection and applied it to apples for export to Taiwan and Vietnam for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of consumers are buying fruit at convenience stores in front of their homes instead of going to the market. In particular, sales of bulk fruits, packages which contain more than five pieces in one bag, are on the rise. Convenience store chain CU said bags of [...]
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 [...]
NONSAN, South Korea, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Two strawberry farms in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, have been harvesting giant strawberries dubbed “King’s Berries”. The farmers started cultivating the fruit in September after completing a pilot project in 2015. The large berries weigh about 30 grams each, and are twice as large as typical strawberries, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Recycling agricultural by-products, especially the peel of fruits and vegetables, is becoming extremely popular in Korea, allowing farms and businesses to make better use of the nutritious benefits of this type of waste, while saving on disposal costs. Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services recently transferred its latest technology [...]
JEONGEUP, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Accidentally biting into one of many watermelon seeds can be an unpleasant experience, which is why farmers decided to come up with a seedless alternative. Jeongeup is a city located in North Jeolla Province, and seedless watermelons are one of its regional specialties. The area’s watermelon exports [...]