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Korean beer exports to Iraq are gaining traction, helping local breweries that are moving to diversify their target markets to bolster growth, data showed Sunday.
Exports of Korean beer to the country reached 6,384 tons, or $4.48 million, last year, putting South Korea as the country’s third-largest beer supplier. The biggest exporter was Hong Kong with 55,484 tons, followed by China with 20,112 tons, according to the data by the Korea Customs Service.
The latest data compared with four years ago, when South Korea ranked as the country’s seven-largest beer exporter, also trailing Singapore, the United States, Taiwan and Japan.
Market watchers attributed the growing demand of Korean beer to the popularity of Korean culture in the Middle East. They also said the relative low-alcohol option of Korean beer is appealing to the Iraqi market, where most beer has over 8 percent alcohol compared with 4.5 percent for Korean products.
“Korean beer is selling well in northern Iraq, where trade is robust and the drinking culture is relatively more accepted compared with other regions,” said an official at Korean beermaker Hite Jinro. (Yonhap)
Exports of Korean beer to the country reached 6,384 tons, or $4.48 million, last year, putting South Korea as the country’s third-largest beer supplier. The biggest exporter was Hong Kong with 55,484 tons, followed by China with 20,112 tons, according to the data by the Korea Customs Service.
The latest data compared with four years ago, when South Korea ranked as the country’s seven-largest beer exporter, also trailing Singapore, the United States, Taiwan and Japan.
Market watchers attributed the growing demand of Korean beer to the popularity of Korean culture in the Middle East. They also said the relative low-alcohol option of Korean beer is appealing to the Iraqi market, where most beer has over 8 percent alcohol compared with 4.5 percent for Korean products.
“Korean beer is selling well in northern Iraq, where trade is robust and the drinking culture is relatively more accepted compared with other regions,” said an official at Korean beermaker Hite Jinro. (Yonhap)
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Articles by Korea Herald
