Jindo-gun Holds 'Chuseok Direct Market' in Yongin City

Over 70 Excellent Agricultural and Marine Specialty Products Sold at Affordable Prices

Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do recently held the ‘Chuseok Jindo Excellent Agricultural and Marine Specialty Products Direct Market’ in Bojeong-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, the county announced on the 26th.

This event, organized jointly by Jindo-gun and the Korea Fisheries Management Association Jindo-gun Federation, was prepared to revitalize seafood consumption, which has been depressed due to the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and to ease the burden of grocery prices during the national holiday of Chuseok.

A 'Chuseok Jindo Excellent Agricultural and Marine Specialty Direct Market' was held in Bojeong-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si. Photo by Jindo-gun

More than 70 types of excellent local agricultural and marine specialty products, including Jindo’s clean abalone, seaweed, kelp, blue crab, Jindo Hongju, and turmeric, produced and processed directly in Jindo, were sold at affordable prices.

In particular, this direct market allowed consumers to purchase products at prices up to 20% lower than retail prices without any intermediate distribution process, reducing the financial burden on consumers and becoming a ‘win-win market’ that greatly supports producers struggling with reduced consumption.

A representative of the Jindo Agricultural and Marine Distribution Business Group said, “We hope this direct market event has become an opportunity to support the shoulders of Jindo’s farmers and fishermen who are facing difficulties,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to secure various sales channels that can help expand sales of Jindo’s excellent agricultural and marine specialty products and increase the income of farmers and fishermen.”

Meanwhile, Jindo-gun conducted a special discount event for Chuseok through its county-operated shopping mall, Jindo Arirang Mall, and plans to hold various online and offline events until the end of the year to promote the consumption of agricultural and marine products.

Jindo = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Seung-geun just8440@asiae.co.kr