SEOUL: South Korea’s exports of kimchi superior 10 per cent on-year through October this 12 months, information confirmed Tuesday, with the quantity extensively anticipated to hit a report stage for all of 2023, reported Yonhap.
Outbound shipments of kimchi got here to US$130 million over the January-October interval, rising from US$118.6 million tallied a 12 months earlier, in keeping with the info compiled by the Korea Customs Service.
Kimchi is a standard Korean aspect dish sometimes constructed from fermented cabbage, salt and scorching peppers, and is consumed with almost each meal.
Experts counsel that if the present pattern continues, annual kimchi shipments might surpass the 2021 report of US$159 million, which was pushed by elevated demand from health-conscious shoppers in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The quantity of locations additionally got here to 93 nations in the course of the January-October interval, rising from 87 international locations tallied the earlier 12 months, the info confirmed.
By vacation spot, Japan accounted for the biggest slice of 40.5 per cent over the 10-month interval, adopted by the United States, the Netherlands, (*10*) and Hong Kong. – eNM, Yonhap
