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Our trade delegation was excited by the number of high quality trade leads, introductions and possibilities for new business relationships that emerged from the variety of meetings and events they attended.\u00a0 As Secretary, it was my pleasure to visit and thank some of the longstanding Korean businesses that continue to have a great relationship with California and our products.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1935\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BIG20_0010_22.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1935\" class=\"wp-image-1935 size-medium\" title=\"E-mart\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BIG20_0010_22-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"E-mart store in Seoul, South Korea\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BIG20_0010_22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/BIG20_0010_22.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-mart store in Seoul, South Korea<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From my meetings with retail chains and importers\/distributors, South Korea is looking to conduct business with California companies. One visit, with\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emart.com\">E-mart\u2019s<\/a> Global Sourcing Division, emphasized the fact that not enough California businesses were \u201cknocking at their door\u201d to introduce products to Korean consumers\u00a0\u2013 this from one of the largest retail chains in Korea. Our products are popular; they are in demand, renowned for their safety and quality and eager to be purchased by Korean consumers who\u00a0want to benefit from the tariff reductions made possible by the U.S.- Korea Free Trade Agreement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1980\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MG_86571.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1980\" class=\"wp-image-1980 size-medium\" title=\"Toast\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MG_86571-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary Ross with Chef Edward Kwon at the Taste of California Event in Seoul, South Korea.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MG_86571-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/MG_86571.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Secretary Ross with Chef Edward Kwon at the Taste of California Event in Seoul, South Korea.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I also had the great opportunity to participate in a \u201cTaste of California\u201d event faciliated by the California Tourism Commission that highlighted our agricultural products to Korean lifestyle media. More than 20 journalists from travel, food and social media outlets attended the event which featured dishes and commentary from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edwardkwon.com\/\">Celebrity Chef Edward Kwon<\/a>\u00a0former host of the reality cooking competition <em>Yes Chef<\/em>. The presentation and transformation of California ingredients into uniquely flavorful dishes will help generate media exposure and consumer demand for California and our food products.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1949\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/untitled3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1949\" class=\"  wp-image-1949 size-medium\" title=\"Trade Delegation\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/untitled3-300x199.png\" alt=\"California Agricultural Trade Delegation with U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim outside the Ambassador's residence\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/untitled3-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/untitled3.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Agricultural Trade Delegation with U.S. Ambassador Sung Kim outside the Ambassador&#8217;s residence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I know that the companies that participated in this business delegation were impressed\u00a0with the number and variety of meetings they conducted in Shanghai and Seoul.\u00a0 They are also impressed with the potential these markets hold for California grown products.\u00a0 I look forward to joining future business delegations and providing resources and services for our companies to help them expand within these and other dynamic markets.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Secretary Ross was in Asia as part of a trade delegation funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiastep.org\">California State Trade Export Program<\/a>\u00a0and facilitated by the Fresno Center for International Trade Development.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our California trade delegation concluded our trip to Asia last week with a visit to Seoul, South Korea &#8211; the Land of the Morning Calm. 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