Dried Fruits insights

The price of raw dried coconut has reached 200,000 VND/dozen in some areas. This is an unprecedented record high.

[Reporter Jae-nam Kang, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] This year, the germination period of Jeju field tangerines is expected to be later than the previous year and average year due to the low temperature in winter. According to the ‘2025 Field Tangerine Germination Period Forecast and Guidance Plan’ of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Research and Extension Services, the average temperature in January and February was 6 degrees in Jeju and 6.5 degrees in Seogwipo, which was 1.2 to 2.9 degrees lower than the previous year and average year. Precipitation was also 86.8 mm in Jeju and 108.7 mm in Seogwipo, which was 51.7 to 212 mm lower than the previous year and average year. Considering these weather conditions and the fruit set of the previous year, the germination period of field tangerines in Jeju coastal areas this year is expected to be April 4 to 6 in Jeju City and April 1 to 2 in Seogwipo City.

[Reporter Jae-nam Kang, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] Jeju City is seeking to reduce logistics costs for tangerine export producer groups and expand farm participation. Jeju City announced that it will promote a project to support tangerine export producer groups and others for tangerine packaging boxes for export. This project, which will provide a total of 100 million won, is a project that supports the cost required to produce packaging boxes for export, up to 1,000 won per box, to maintain quality during long-distance distribution and expand participation in tangerine exports. The target of the support is producer groups with a total investment of 100 million won or more and who have signed contracts for tangerine exports to overseas markets such as Russia and Canada. Tangerines and fruits produced in Jeju City