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http://dx.doi.org/10.12719/KSIA.2018.30.4.313

Current Status of Vegetable Grafted Seedling Shipping Export to Japan and Analysis of Transportation Environment  

An, Sewoong (Horticulture Crop Department, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Kim, Sung Kyeom (Horticulture Crop Department, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Lee, Jin Su (Postharvest Technology Division, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Seo, Tae Cheol (Horticulture Crop Department, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Chun, Hee (Horticulture Crop Department, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Nam, Chun Woo (Horticulture Crop Department, National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration)
Kwack, Yurina (Division of Smart Horticulture, Yonam College)
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Journal of the Korean Society of International Agriculture / v.30, no.4, 2018 , pp. 313-319 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to provide the basis for the vegetable seedlings export research and policy establishment by analyzing vegetable seedlings export status from the agricultural quarantine statistics in Korea and the changes of temperature and relative humidity during the vegetable seedlings shipping export transportation to Japan. From 2007 to 2016, various vegetable seedlings such as cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, onion and etc., have been exported to more than 20 countries around the world. The main exporting country of vegetable seedlings for commercial purposes is Japan, and the major exported seedlings to Japan in 2016 were fruit vegetable grafted seedlings such as eggplant, tomato, cucumber, watermelon and pepper. Total export amount of the fruit vegetable seedlings to Japan in 2016 were 2,575,446 seedlings and it is approximately 0.7 to 1.6 million dollars. The grafted seedlings exported to Japan were consumed for urban agriculture and farm use. Shipping transportation took about 24 hours in the process of receiving the package ${\rightarrow}$ shipment ${\rightarrow}$ quarantine (Busan port) ${\rightarrow}$ Quarantine (Japan Shimonoseki Port). The growing demand for vegetable seedlings due to the development of urban agriculture in Japan and the growing interest and demand for vegetable grafting seedlings in neighboring countries such as Russia will be an opportunity to expand the export size of Korean vegetable grafting seedlings. In order to expand the export of vegetable seedlings in Korea, it is necessary to ensure further active government policy and research on the production of export seedlings, seedlings storage and transportation technology and analysis of exporting countries' market information.
Keywords
vegetable; grafted seedling; shipping export; transportation; Japan;
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