Jinju City Named 'Best' in Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural and Marine Products Export Evaluation, Reaffirms Status as No. 1 Exporter of Fresh Produce

40 Out of 54 Export Tower Awardees from Jinju
Yeongji Named 'Best Export Agricultural Complex'
Balanced Achievements Across All Sectors

Jinju City in Gyeongsangnam-do reaffirmed its strong agricultural competitiveness at the Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural and Marine Products Export Tower Award Ceremony by winning the Excellence Award in the agricultural and marine products export policy evaluation, being selected as the 'Best Export Agricultural Complex,' and producing 40 out of the 54 individual Export Tower award recipients.

Jinju City announced that, on March 26, it received the Excellence Award in the agricultural and marine products export policy evaluation at the 30th Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural and Marine Products Export Tower Award Ceremony, held at the Changwon Convention Center (CECO).

Gyeongsangnam-do evaluated 18 cities and counties in the province based on 17 criteria, including the establishment of export promotion strategies, export performance, export growth rate, and overseas market development activities, to select outstanding municipalities. Jinju City was recognized as the top local government, having achieved balanced results across all areas.

Group photo of Jinju City at the Gyeongsangnam-do Agricultural and Marine Products Export Tower Awards Ceremony

In addition, Yeongji Co., Ltd. (CEO Park Hae-sung, specializing in strawberries), an agricultural corporation in Jinju, was selected as the Best Export Agricultural Complex and will receive a project incentive of 10 million won. Notably, in the Export Tower category, 40 out of the total 54 awardees were Jinju farmers, once again proving Jinju's status as the nation's leading city for fresh agricultural product exports.

For group awards, the Mirinae Agricultural Cooperative Corporation received the 1 Million Dollar Export Tower. In the individual category, awards went to: Kim Hyung-pan of Jinju Jungbu Nonghyup Export Group (1 Million Dollar Export Tower); Kim Young-jun of Geumgok Nonghyup Export Group; Lee Young-sik, Noh Jae-woon, and Lee Soon-wook of Yeongji Co., Ltd.; Kim Na-yeon of Mirinae Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Kang Woo-sung of Sugok Deokcheon Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Lee Jeong-ho of Geumbu Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Cho Jae-guk of Jinju Sugok Nonghyup Export Group; and Ha Jun-gyu of Jinju Jungbu Nonghyup Export Group, each of whom received the 300,000 Dollar Export Tower.

Additionally, the following received the 100,000 Dollar Export Tower: Jeong Sang-hyun and Kim Sang-duk of Golden Farm Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Kim Geun-sik, Kim Hyo-jun, Kim Seok-ki, Kim Min-gyu, and Jeong Chang-sik of Geumgok Nonghyup Export Group; Park Mi-jung, Son Jeong-mi, and Jeong Chan-cheol of Yeongji Co., Ltd.; Kim Jang-won and Kim Young of Farmers Farm Co., Ltd.; Kang Sung-hoon, Lee Gong-seop, and Kim Young-cheong of Mirinae Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Jeong Sang-su of Bukbu Nonghyup Export Group; Kim Dae-su of Sugok Deokcheon Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Kim Gwan-su of Summerhill Corporation; Lee Sang-min of Alchan Export Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; Jeong Hwa-sik and Jang Myeong-rae of Geumbu Agricultural Cooperative Corporation; and Kim Sang-su, Jin Young-eop, Cho Jeong-ho, Ha Chi-hong, Kang Gwon-im, Moon Eun-young, Yoon In-jung, and Yoon Dae-beom of Jinju Sugok Nonghyup Export Group.

The 40 individual Export Tower awardees will each receive a project incentive of 4 million won, totaling 160 million won, to be provided next year.

In addition, in the Export Merit Award category, Oh Se-hwa, a manager at the Jinju City Nonghyup Rice Cooperative Corporation, was recognized for contributions to expanding agricultural and marine food exports in the province and received a merit award.

A Jinju City official stated, "Winning the Excellence Award for export policy, being selected as the Best Export Agricultural Complex, and producing a large number of Export Tower awardees are meaningful achievements that demonstrate Jinju’s agricultural competitiveness. Moving forward, we will continue to diversify export items to include not only fresh agricultural products but also processed agricultural goods, making every effort to expand into global markets."

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