Inflation & Prices
Kimchi Inflation Pushes South Korea Imports From China to Record
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South Korea imported a record amount of kimchi last year as inflation hit prices of cabbage and other key ingredients used to make the pickled dish.
The value of imported kimchi totaled $169.4 million last year, up more than 20% from the year before, according to data from the Korea Customs Service released Wednesday. In volume terms, the country imported 263,434 tons of kimchi, a 9.5% increase from 2021 but lower than the level of 281,187 tons in 2020.