South Korean mackerel market
FIVE countries are trying to crack the South Korean mackerel market worth an estimated $81 million. The UK, Norway, Russia, Holland and China have all been sending delegations to Seoul to drum up support for their specific mackerel. The UK and Holland promote hygienic processing plants; Norway claims its mackerel fits the Koreans' taste; China claims its catch is fresher;
FIVE countries are trying to crack the South Korean mackerel market worth an estimated $81 million. The UK, Norway, Russia, Holland and China have all been sending delegations to Seoul to drum up support for their specific mackerel. The UK and Holland promote hygienic processing plants; Norway claims its mackerel fits the Koreans' taste; China claims its catch is fresher;
and Russia says it has the lowest price.
South Korea imports around 50,000 tons of mackerel a year.
(Vilkår)