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Instant Noodle Exports Soar 28 pct This Year amid Pandemic
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SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) South Korean exports of instant noodles jumped more than 28 percent in the first 11 months of the year amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday.
Overseas shipments of instant noodles, or “ramyeon” in Korean, came to US$549.72 million in the January-November period, up 28.4 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service and industry players.
It was well above last year’s total exports of $467 million.
The surge was ascribed to the global popularity of Korean-made instant noodles as an emergency food in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that forced people to stay home.