Fish and Seafood Opportunities in South Korea

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Fish is an essential element of Korean cuisine, with annual consumption exceeding 2 million tons. South Korea is a major importer of fish, with annual imports of over 1,5 million tons.

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South Korea's per capita fish consumption is one of the highest in the world. Fish is used in a variety of popular Korean dishes, such as maeuntang (spicy fish soup), hoe (sashimi), and jeon (fish cakes).

 

As the world's sixth-largest fish importer, South Korea imports a wide variety of seafood products, including salmon, crab, octopus, and scallops. The most imported products were frozen products, followed by prepared and preserved products, and finally live or fresh products.

 

The main suppliers are China, Russia, Vietnam, United States and Norway.

 

We will present the event BISFE, the BISFE fair (Busan International Seafood & Fisheries) is the most important event in the sector in Korea and one of the most important in AsiaThe latest edition featured more than 400 exhibitors from 22 countries and over 12.000 visitors. This event could offer interesting opportunities for Andalusian companies, which we will showcase during the event.

 

By Mrs. MInah Oh. Project manager of the EXTENDA Antenna in Korea.

Online – July 5, 2023, at 9:00 a.m.

 

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