On 4 November, South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock and Food held a shipping ceremony for colored peppers in Gimje City, Jeollabukdo to celebrate the official export of Korean colored peppers to China.

At the event, Deputy Minister (Vice Minister) Li Zaiyu of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry stated that the opening of a new export market to China will help diversify the risk of the export market which is too biased towards Japan and further increase the income of farmers. He also emphasized that we must strictly control the quality and gain a firm foothold in the Chinese market.

South Korea and China have been negotiating on the export quarantine of colored peppers since 2007, and signed a memorandum of understanding in November 2019. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the export quarantine process was not completed through video until recently. The first batch of 820 kg (164 boxes) of colored pepper products was tested in August this year.

The first official export volume is 1.7 tons (340 boxes), which will depart from Pyeongtaek Port in South Korea on 7 November and arrive at Tianjin Port in China on 8 November. South Korea will supply 1 to 2 tons every week to BHG supermarkets.

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