(1)Imports plunged due to COVID-19 and the kimchi crisis.
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(2)Kimchi imports from China have shifted to an increase, a report showed. Chinese kimchi is mainly sold in restaurants, and this is due to increased demand for Chinese kimchi, which is relatively cheap due to the price.
(3)According to 2022 imported food statistics released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 26th, kimchi imports last year were 263,498 tons, an increase of 84 on-year. Among the kimchi imported last year, Vietnamese kimchi was only 4t0015 and the rest were all made in China. Kimchi import growth rate was the highest among the top five processed food imports.
Vietnam.
I didn’t know Vietnam was even exporting kimchi lol
Can it be an alternative to Chinese products in the future?