GANGWON-DO < invest Korea

Shipments of Gangwon-do's clean tomatoes have started.

According to the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Gangwon headquarters, the first shipments of Gangwon-do's tomatoes were sent out on May 23. The plan is to produce 27,000t of tomatoes from 16 Nonghyup branches and 843 farms in Gangwon-do and sell KRW 45 billion worth of tomatoes.

Currently, 60t of Gangwon-do's tomatoes are being shipped daily to major distributors, SSM companies and wholesale markets such as Nonghyup Hanaro Distribution, Emart, Homeplus, Lotte Mart, Lotte Super and GS Super.

In order for the region's tomatoes to be shipped to major distributors and wholesale markets all over the country, the Nonghyup Gangwon Headquarters is working for entry into the Chuncheon jurisdiction.

Thus, the province is working on policies led by a unit for integrated marketing. The aim is to increase shipments to major distributors and the price paid to farmers. Also, the policy looks to control the quantity of supplies to prevent the fall of prices.

ysh@newsis.com

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Source: Newsis (May 23, 2018)

** This article was translated from Korean.