[Economy pick] K-ramen captivated the world.one billion dollars in exports

■ Host: Anchor Youngsoo Kim, anchor Lee Ha-rin
■ Starring: Choi Doo-hee, reporter for the Ministry of Economy,

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[Anchor]
It's time for Economic Pick, which kindly solves economic issues.

Reporter Choi Doo-hee is here. Welcome.

Let's watch the video for the first keyword.

K-Ramen has surpassed its all-time high, that's really good news from the first keyword. How much performance did you make?

[Reporter]
Korea's exports of ramen, or K-ramen, exceeded the highest ever performance.

If you look at the cumulative monthly exports graphically.

As of the end of last month, it reached $1.02 billion, achieving last year's annual export of $952 million in 10 months.If

, exports have been growing for nine consecutive years since 2014.

If you look at it by country.

It exported ramen to various countries, including $200 million to China, which consumes the most ramen in the world, and nearly $180 million to the United States.

Export growth was especially large in the U.S. and European markets.

Major exporters will hold discount events at large discount stores in Korea for a month this month to share these achievements with consumers and participate in price stability.

[Anchor]
Then, what is the secret to the popularity of K-ramen?

[Reporter]
The spread of 'K-content' such as Korean dramas and movies, and the increase in foreigners' interest in Korean food can be cited.

It is also thanks to the popularity of Korean ramen eating challenges through social media and developing products suitable for the local area.If


, what does $1 billion in exports mean?

is about 120 grams in weight and about 50 meters in length, which is enough to circle the Earth 2,500 times.We will conclude this topic with remarks by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and officials of the ramen industry who explained the meaning of

K-ramen exports.

[Song Mi-ryeong / Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs: It's huge, and if we count it in terms of human numbers, there are 8 billion humans now, and a quarter of them ate our K-ramen.]

[Kim Dong-chan / Samyang Food President: I really didn't expect this day to come. Not only ramen, but also the entire food company can work together to be successful together....]