Exports of red pepper paste surge on K-pop popularity

South Korean exports of red pepper paste soared nearly 63 percent in the past four years thanks to the global popularity of Korean pop culture, data showed.
Overseas shipments of red pepper paste, called "gochujang" in Korean, came to US$50.93 million in 2020, up 62.6 percent compared with 2016 and 35.2 percent from 2019, according to the data from Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corp. and the agriculture ministry.

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