Affected by the aging population, the planting area of Korean chili peppers has declined, the output has declined, and the amount of imported chili powder has increased year by year. Recently, Chinese chili powder and chili paste have been favored by Korean people and restaurant owners.
Chili powder is an indispensable condiment in the daily life of Korean people and when preparing food in restaurants. It is understood that the weight of these two packs of chili powder is 1 kilogram, but the price is much worse, the chili powder on the right side of the picture is made in South Korea, the price is nearly 30,000 won, about 164 yuan, and the chili powder on the left side of the picture is made in China, the price is only one-third.
Due to its good quality and cost-effective price, Chinese chili powder is favored by Korean consumers. The amount of paprika imported from South Korea is increasing every year, and the proportion of Chinese paprika in the Korean market has reached about 40%.
The self-sufficiency rate of domestic paprika in Korea has decreased significantly compared to the past, mainly due to the decrease in planting area. In the process of growing peppers, farmers need to carry out frequent pest and disease control, and a lot of manpower is also required during the harvesting stage. Affected by the aging population, elderly farmers have limited energy and cannot grow too many peppers, and the labor cost of hiring people to do the work is very expensive, so they can only reduce the area of pepper planting, and the yield is also declining.
According to the data, the total area of pepper planted in South Korea this year hit the lowest level since statistics began in 1975. This year's pepper production fell by more than 10% year-on-year, hitting the lowest level in nearly three years.
Thanks to the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, not only chili powder, South Korea imported more than 100,000 tons of chili paste from China last year, a record high. The Chinese chili sauce is affordable and easy to use, attracting the attention of the Korean condiment industry. According to a survey, many well-known food companies in South Korea use Chinese-made chili sauce and mixed seasoning powder as raw materials.
Source: China Economic Net
Editor: Jinping County Rong Media Center
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