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The Iksan Food Integrated Support Center (Director Kim Wan-soo) is hosting a special sales event to promote local agricultural product consumption and increase farm income during the early onion harvest season. From the 27th to the 29th, the center will hold a "Late-Variety Fresh Onion Consumption Fair" at the Mohyeon Local Food Direct Sales Store, offering eco-friendly fresh onions at affordable prices ranging from small packages (5kg for 5,000 won) to large packages (15kg for 15,000 won). This event is designed to target diverse consumer groups from single-person households to food service businesses, aiming to strengthen the local food circulation system and revitalize local food distribution to support producers.

(Seosan=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Yun-deok = A festival featuring Seosan's six-clove garlic, known for its thick, solid bulbs, strong aroma, and excellent storage properties, opened on the 27th at Haemi Fortress. The festival, with the theme "I Think of Seosan Garlic, I Want to Eat Seosan Garlic, Enjoy at the Seosan Six-Clove Garlic Festival," will continue until the 29th. During the festival, various events are prepared, including sales of stem-attached garlic and local agricultural products, a premium six-clove garlic evaluation and exhibition, garlic-pulling games, and creating a "Wish Tree for Your Garlic." Six-clove garlic can be purchased at prices ranging from 15,000 won for small to 52,000 won for king-size, depending on size. Visitors can also enjoy various foods made with six-clove garlic, such as madeleines, ice cream, and coffee. Seosan Mayor Lee Wan-seop said, "We hope this becomes an opportunity to elevate the value of local agricultural products and shed new light on agriculture." Last year's festival attracted over 20,000 visitors, with six-clove garlic sales at the venue reaching approximately 150 million won. Pre-festival reservation sales also generated around 160 million won. An event offering six-clove garlic as prizes through a drawing for those submitting receipts from local restaurants or accommodations saw over 1,500 participants. cobra@yna.co.kr

The city of Namwon in North Jeolla Province held a 'First Export Shipping Ceremony for Namwon Fresh Onions to Taiwan' on the 24th at the Namwon Agricultural Cooperative Agricultural Product Distribution Center (APC), officially resuming exports to Taiwan after a two-year hiatus. The event was attended by approximately 20 people, including Namwon Mayor Choi Gyeong-sik, North Jeolla Provincial Council Member Lee Jeong-lin, Namwon Agricultural Cooperative Branch Director Oh Young-seok, Namwon Agricultural Cooperative Chairman Park Ki-yeol, and other officials and local farmers who celebrated the first export. The onions to be exported total 240 tons and are scheduled to be shipped in 10 batches by early July. The total export value is approximately 144 million won, with the Namwon Cooperative Joint Business Corporation and Namwon Agricultural Cooperative jointly promoting the export.