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http://dx.doi.org/10.11625/KJOA.2022.30.2.151

An Analysis of the Impact of Changes in Kimchi Imports on the Korean Kimchi Industry  

Kim, In-Seck (전남대학교 농업경제학과)
Jeong, Seon-Hwa (세계김치연구소)
Jeong, Ga-yeon (세계김치연구소)
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Korean Journal of Organic Agriculture / v.30, no.2, 2022 , pp. 151-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
The demand for commercial kimchi has increased continuously for the past 20 years due to the increase in eating out demand. Although Korean kimchi industry has expanded significantly, it is still small and a large portion of domestic demand is dependent on Chinese kimchi. Chinese kimchi imports has markedly increased over the last 20 years. However, kimchi imports from China in 2021 significantly reduced due to the recently released video showing a naked man making Kimchi. Korean government has decided to apply HACCP to all imported Kimchi from October 2021 in order to improve the safety of imported kimchi. This study analyzed the effect of changes in the amount of kimchi imports due to the introduction of HACCP on the kimchi industry by using a dynamic partial equilibrium model. According to the analysis result, if imports decreased by 20% compared to the Baseline, domestic kimchi production increased from 1.8% to a maximum of 4.8%, but kimchi consumption decreased from 3.1% to 5.2%. In particular, consumption away from home decreased from 3.3% to 5.7%. It is expected that the results of this study would be used as useful data in the decision-making process of market participants and policy makers related to the kimchi industry.
Keywords
Chinese kimchi imports; dynamic partial equilibrium model; HACCP;
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