SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of coffee beans hit a new record in 2022, data showed Tuesday, in the latest sign of the drink’s growing popularity in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Imports of coffee beans, including both raw and roasted products, reached US$1.3 billion last year, soaring 42.4 percent from $920 million [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of wine rose 3.8 percent in 2022 from a year earlier, data showed Sunday, as more people enjoyed consuming alcoholic beverages at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The total value of wine imported by South Korea last year came to US$581.2 million, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of kimchi touched an all-time high in 2022 amid galloping consumer inflation in the country, government data showed Wednesday. Inbound shipments of the spicy Korean traditional side dish came to US$169.4 million last year, up 20.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. beef accounted for more than 50 percent of South Korea’s total imports of the meat in 2022, taking up the top spot for six years, industry data showed Tuesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy imported 256,910 tons of American beef last year, or 54.1 percent of its total beef imports [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is expected to become the largest export market for U.S. beef for the second straight year as the nation’s imports of American beef increased last year, data showed Tuesday. According to the data compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Meat Export Federation, the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of coffee soared nearly 45.1 percent in the first 11 months of 2022 from a year earlier on its growing popularity here, data showed Monday. The value of the country’s coffee imports came to US$1.19 billion in the January-November period, up 45.1 percent from the previous [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of party supplies, such as decorations and balloons, hit a record-high through November this year, customs data showed Thursday, as the country has lifted social-distancing rules. The combined imports of party supplies over the January-November period came to US$64 million, up 31.7 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s whisky imports spiked nearly 62 percent in the first 10 months of the year as more people drank at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of imported whisky stood at US$218 million in the January-October period, up 61.8 percent from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of camping and hiking equipment rose 2.5 percent on-year through October this year, data showed Wednesday, as more people enjoyed activities avoiding crowds amid the pandemic. The combined imports of leisure equipment, including camping and hiking gear, came to US$304 million in the January-October period, rising [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of kimchi touched an all-time monthly high in October amid runaway inflation in the country, government data showed Wednesday. Inbound shipments of the spicy Korean traditional side dish stood at a record US$17.02 million last month, up 50.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the [...]