Cheongsong-gun Awarded Commendation as Export-Excellence Local Government on the 59th Trade Day

Cheongsong County, selected as a local government for export merit on the 59th Trade Day, received the Governor's Commendation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gui-yeol] Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, was selected as an excellent local government for export merit at the 59th Trade Day Daegu·Gyeongbuk event held at the Daegu Inter-Burgo Hotel on December 8th, receiving a commendation from the governor.

The criteria for selecting meritorious local governments were based on export scale and export growth rate among the 23 cities and counties in Gyeongbuk. As of last October, Cheongsong-gun's export growth rate increased by 47.1% compared to the previous year, achieving the highest growth rate in the province and contributing significantly to the increase in exports.

Cheongsong-gun's main export items include apples, napa cabbage, chili peppers, doenjang (fermented soybean paste), and other processed agricultural products. In particular, the major specialty product, apples, rose by 138% compared to last year, playing a major role in achieving the highest trade export growth rate in the province.

Exports of other processed agricultural products also increased by 112% compared to last year, indicating that Cheongsong diversified its exports into processed agricultural food products following its representative brand, ‘Hwanggeum Jin Apple,’ thereby strengthening its trade competitiveness.

Governor Yoon Kyung-hee said, “Despite the difficulties in the global trade market due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and rising oil prices, I thank the companies and public officials who achieved good results in the export sector. We will continue to attract excellent companies and implement export support policies.”