South Korea's exports of kimchi reached US$61.1 million in the first four months of 2021 to advance 35 percent on-year, on the growing demand for healthier foodstuffs amid the pandemic.
Japan accounted for $31 million of the kimchi exports, followed by the US with $11 million, and Europe with $5.5 million, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Kimchi is a traditional Korean side dish consisting of fermented cabbage, salt, and hot peppers. It is eaten with almost all meals.
Kimchi exports recorded a fresh high of $144 million in 2020, breaking the previous yearly record of $106.61 million set in 2012.


Gold Price Holds Above $4,000 as Fed Rate Hike Expectations and U.S. Jobs Data Weigh on Market
South Korea Warns Won Is Undervalued, Boosts FX Coordination With Japan
Super Micro Employees Detained in Taiwan AI Server Export Investigation
Meta Stock Jumps as AI Cloud Expansion Challenges AWS, Microsoft, and Google
Goldman Sachs Says China Competition Weighs More on EU Growth Than Trade Deficit
U.S. Dollar Drops as Weak Jobs Data Boosts Fed Pause Bets, Yen Jumps on Intervention Talk
Anthropic Tightens AI Access Controls After Reports of China-Based Workarounds
TetherMax Rebranding Highlights Official Exchange Partnerships as Foundation of Trust
US Resumes Dollar Shipments to Iraq After Months-Long Suspension
Trump Administration Declines USMCA Renewal, Opens Talks on New Trade Changes
Denmark Central Bank Intervenes to Support Krone Peg Against Euro
Asian Stocks Slide as Chip Shares Tumble Ahead of Key U.S. Jobs Report
Australia Trade Balance Swings to Surprise Deficit as Imports Outpace Exports in May
Tesla Q2 Deliveries Lift Chinese Auto Suppliers as EV Demand Improves
SK Holdings, KKR Launch $1.3B Renewable Energy Venture in South Korea
China Services PMI Beats Forecasts as Strong Demand Supports June Growth 



