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[Graphic News] S. Korea’s exports of chicken soup jump amid lockdowns

By Nam Kyung-don

Published : June 9, 2020 - 10:00

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South Korea’s exports of packaged traditional chicken soup, or samgyetang, have posted sharp growth in the first four months of 2020 from a year earlier, data showed, amid the growing demand for ready-to-eat products around the globe due to the pandemic-led lockdowns.

Outbound shipments of ready-to-eat samgyetang products reached $4.82 million over the January-April period, up 82.2 percent from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp.

The United States accounted for the largest bulk of $2.1 million, trailed by Japan with $1.19 million. (Yonhap)