Korea's banana, apple imports reach all-time high
![A shopper browses bananas at a discount mart in downtown Seoul on Tuesday. Banana imports reached an all-time high of $46.3 million in April, up 59 percent from the previous month, according to data from the Korea Customs Service. Pineapple imports also hit a new high of $9.1 million last month, an on-month increase of 74 percent. The Korean government has recently accepted more imported fruit in an effort to refrain from hiking the prices of domestically produced apples and pears. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2024/05/21/9c6bf46a-224a-44a9-b8f2-23522cc83406.jpg)
A shopper browses bananas at a discount mart in downtown Seoul on Tuesday. Banana imports reached an all-time high of $46.3 million in April, up 59 percent from the previous month, according to data from the Korea Customs Service. Pineapple imports also hit a new high of $9.1 million last month, an on-month increase of 74 percent. The Korean government has recently accepted more imported fruit in an effort to refrain from hiking the prices of domestically produced apples and pears. [YONHAP]
A shopper browses bananas at a discount mart in downtown Seoul on Tuesday. Banana imports reached an all-time high of $46.3 million in April, up 59 percent from the previous month, according to data from the Korea Customs Service. Pineapple imports also hit a new high of $9.1 million last month, an on-month increase of 74 percent. The Korean government has recently accepted more imported fruit in an effort to refrain from hiking the prices of domestically produced apples and pears. [YONHAP]
BY SARAH CHEA [chea.sarah@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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