South Korea: 80% -90% of sweet potatoes: Japanese varieties
-Satsumaimo, a Korean favorite
Korean sweet potatoes:
December 3, 2021,
Most are Japanese varieties.
The news is getting a lot of attention on the Korean internet.
Sweet potatoes are a popular ingredient that can be eaten all year round in Korea regardless of the season.
It is popular as a standard diet food.
South Korea Insight:
It is said that 80-90% of sweet potatoes sold in Korea are Japanese varieties.
Korean produce:
-Ratio of Japanese varieties-
Not only sweet potatoes, but also
Among the main items of Korean agricultural products
Foreign varieties account for 72.5%.
Among them, Japanese varieties account for the highest proportion.
Winter fruit oranges:
Mandarin orange, which is a typical winter fruit.
The share of Japanese varieties reaches 97.5% (2019).
Korea Rural Development Administration:
Import of Korean varieties:
From 2010 to 2019,
Korean imported varieties royalties amount to 135.7 billion won (13 billion yen).
Export of Korean varieties:
The only royalty earned by exporting overseas during the same period is 2.6 billion won.
The variety royalty deficit is explained as 133.1 billion won in 10 years.
Korea Rural Development Administration
National Food Science Institute
As an alternative to Japan’s “Red Haruka”
Developed a Korean variety “Sodamumi”.
It is said that it is focusing on popularizing Korean varieties.
Korean internet users:
Korea must do seed independence as soon as possible.
While doing a boycott of Japanese products
Eating Japanese varieties of fruit
South Korea is shameful.
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