Hwaseong City Signs 'Regional Food Exchange Agreement' with Wando County, Jeollanam-do

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Hwaseong City signed a 'Regional Food Exchange Business Agreement on Specialties' at Wando County Office on March 4th and decided to introduce Wando specialties through 6 local food direct sales stores in the city starting March 7th. Additionally, the city will hold a 4-day Fishery Products Expo from March 10th to 13th.

The business agreement marks Hwaseong City's expansion of its distribution network to local food direct sales stores, following last year's efforts with Wando County to streamline the seafood distribution structure.

After introducing direct trade of Wando seafood through the Gungpyeong Port Seafood Center, the city plans to establish an ethical consumption ecosystem that benefits both consumers and producers.

The product offerings include fresh Wando seasonal seafood such as live fish, as well as frozen seafood products and dried fish including anchovies and seaweed, totaling 6 categories with approximately 20 varieties. These can be found at specialty product sales counters set up within the local food direct sales stores.

Hwaseong Mayor Seo Chul-mo stated, "Direct trade from production areas is the starting point of ethical consumption—it returns intermediate distribution margins to producers and allows consumers to enjoy fresh and delicious food without having to travel far. We will do our utmost to ensure that both cities can achieve mutual growth and development through active exchange going forward."