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▲ Misome Agricultural Association Corporation‘s Dangjin Rice ready for export

On April 9th, Misome Agricultural Association Corporation held an export ceremony at Korea University Dangjin Campus’ Sports Complex and exported 10 tonnes of rice to Singapore. This is their second export to Singapore this year, the first being 10 tonnes sent in February.

Through this export, Dangjin Rice has reached 30 tonnes of export total this year. With the six Dangjin Rice exports last year, there has been a total of 163 tonnes of rice exported to dinner tables all around the world.  
 

A city official described, “These consecutive exports to Singapore not only increased profits for farmers, but also played a large role in announcing to the world that we have high-quality rice. We will continue to strengthen our international marketing department in order to diversify the countries that we export to and to maintain our current exports.”

The city is actively supporting the expansion of Dangjin Rice in international markets by providing support for manufacturing and fumigation, as well as for international marketing and promotion.