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‘Makgeolli’ Exports Plunge 75% in 5 Years

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s exports of the traditional alcoholic beverage “makgeolli” tumbled more than 75 percent last year from five years ago as it failed to build a strong consumer base abroad, data showed Monday. The outbound shipments of the Korean rice wine came to US$12.87 million in 2016, down 75.6 [...]

Consumption of Makgeolli Declines for Three Consecutive Years

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of Makgeolli, a Korean rice wine, have decreased for three consecutive years after experiencing a boom several years ago. According to a report from the Statistics Korea on October 4, the volume of Makgeolli consumed domestically in the second quarter was 8,8000 ㎘, 3.1 percent down from the [...]