S. Korea's exports of kimchi rose 20% last year to US$ 97.5 million
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South Korea's exports of kimchi rose by 20 percent last year.
Total outbound shipments of the staple spicy dish, in fact, hit an all-time high, with Japan being its biggest fan.
Seo Bo-bin has the full story.
South Korea's exports of kimchi rose last year to an all-time high of 97-point-5 million U.S. dollars.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the increase of 20 percent was the biggest since data was first compiled in 2006, and the total amount was the highest since 2012.
Kimchi exports have fluctuated in recent years.
They fell from 89 million dollars in 2013 to 84 million the following year... and 73 million the year after that.
But since then they've rebounded... from 81 million dollars in 2017... to last year's all-time high.
The number of countries that import South Korean kimchi have also risen -- five more added to the list last year for a total of 68.
The biggest importer was Japan, which bought 56 million dollars' worth, an increase of 23 percent on-year.
The ministry said the rise in kimchi exports could have been an effect of the government's efforts to promote global awareness of kimchi's health benefits.
Last year there was a heatwave in Korea that ruined crops and made kimchi more expensive, so the ministry said it's significant that shipments increased despite the heat.
It said it will push ahead with more research to improve the quality of kimchi and to sustain the rising exports.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.
South Korea's exports of kimchi rose by 20 percent last year.
Total outbound shipments of the staple spicy dish, in fact, hit an all-time high, with Japan being its biggest fan.
Seo Bo-bin has the full story.
South Korea's exports of kimchi rose last year to an all-time high of 97-point-5 million U.S. dollars.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the increase of 20 percent was the biggest since data was first compiled in 2006, and the total amount was the highest since 2012.
Kimchi exports have fluctuated in recent years.
They fell from 89 million dollars in 2013 to 84 million the following year... and 73 million the year after that.
But since then they've rebounded... from 81 million dollars in 2017... to last year's all-time high.
The number of countries that import South Korean kimchi have also risen -- five more added to the list last year for a total of 68.
The biggest importer was Japan, which bought 56 million dollars' worth, an increase of 23 percent on-year.
The ministry said the rise in kimchi exports could have been an effect of the government's efforts to promote global awareness of kimchi's health benefits.
Last year there was a heatwave in Korea that ruined crops and made kimchi more expensive, so the ministry said it's significant that shipments increased despite the heat.
It said it will push ahead with more research to improve the quality of kimchi and to sustain the rising exports.
Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News.