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Not a 'gim'-mick: Seaweed sales expected to hit $1 billion this year as key Korean export

Korea is projected to surpass its $1 billion export target for dried seaweed, known as gim in Korean, this year, which would mark an all-time high.

2025.11.3

Seaweed, feedstock for processed gim (dried seaweed) products, is harvested from an aquaculture farm in Sinan County, South Jeolla, on Jan. 26. [NEWS1]

Government aims to bolster gim supply amid boom in exports

As the price of Korean staple gim (dried seaweed) took a steep surge due to booming exports, the government stepped in to reign in the soaring prices with a supply stabilization scheme.

2024.4.25

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Packages of flavored gim are displayed on a stall at a supermarket in Seoul last November. [YONHAP]

Gim exports hit record 1.032 trillion won as K-culture continues global rise

Korean gim, or dried seaweed, was shipped and sold to more than 120 countries worldwide, including Japan, China and Thailand.

2024.2.5

A variety of gim, or dried seaweed, products are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul. Korea's exports for gim surpassed the 1 trillion won ($770 million) mark for the first time.[YONHAP]

Gim exports surpass 1 trillion won as Korea tops global market

Korea's exports for gim, or dried seaweed, surpassed the 1 trillion won ($770 million) mark for the first time following the rising demand from emerging markets.

2023.12.21

Packages of seasoned gim, or dried seaweed, are displayed at a supermarket in Seoul. Over $670 million worth of gim was exported between January to October this year, an increase of 20.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Korea Customs Service on Wednesday. Gim exports are estimated to have reached $711 million as of Nov. 20, the first time it has ever exceeded the $700 million mark. [YONHAP]

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Over $670 million worth of gim was exported between January to October this year, an increase of 20.7 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Korea Customs Service on Wednesday.

2023.11.29

Tag: dried seaweed

dried seaweed

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Government aims to bolster gim supply amid boom in exports

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Gim exports hit record 1.032 trillion won as K-culture continues global rise

Gim exports surpass 1 trillion won as Korea tops global market

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