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Many Vietnamese ,who works in or out of seafood field, make a question “ Why Korean eat a lot of anchovy ? “ The answer will be open if you join the tour to Korea to knew well Korea how is drinking and eating or you try to come in some Korea restaurants in HCMC or Hanoi

It is many similar between Korea and Vietnam at culture, food, life acting. In 1990”s Korea Film was intergrated to Vietnam, korea fashion and other culture activities exchange always organization
Moreover, there is same factor of political, geophysical, history between both countries. Vietnam history on 1950-1955”s was devided 2 parts: South and Northen ,which is same as Korea at present.Above situation aslo not prevent the good relationship in economic between Vietnam and South Korea
After the high development steps, S. Korea has good living standard. Korea has named “ one of Asia dragon “ Korea is the leader in industrial facilities all the world. Their business man aslo the different marked, which is strongly personalities and strongly business way of Korea characteric
Similar to Thailand and Indonexia, Vietnam is good business places to Korean, where is stopping of hundred thousand Korea for living and working. Korean in Vietnam has 500,000 people, located mostly in Hanoi and HCMC but now many Korean moved to stay at Nha Trang Town
I have many time s to trip in Korea and aslo eat and drink many places at Seoul and Busan. This showned me that Seoul and Busan have some diferrent demand of dried fish
Seoul market, which included in 2 neighbouring provinces has over 20 millions people.They mostly is youngman and women and has some easy in eating and drinking, special to Vietnam dried fish. In here , there is devided some quality levels. Kwang – Buk, where is located Nothern Seoul has dried fish market of Jung Buk. which same as Chanh Hung of HCMC, run at night time only. This Jung Buk has many dried fish, squid, baby shrimp from Vietnam, China and Thailand every night from 12.00pm – 4.00am. It is confirmed that this is centtal market of medium – person all Seoul. Beside, located in South Seoul of Kwang Nam, Garak is the modern – auction market in Seoul. This market has full frozen, fresh to dried seafood, which came from Russiam China, Vietnam, Thailand. Anchovy market in Garak is big area, running time from 5.00 am -7.00 am and can up 8.00 am.Q”ty is one day under transaction of 1-2 cont “ 20 (12,000 kgs)
Busan market with some neighbouring provinces such as Taegu, Yujin… has over 10 millions.Busan people has strongly personality while Seoul is kindly and modest. So, Busan market is more strickly in quality control, no accept of technical mistake. Zagalchi is one of central market at Busan, transaction q”ty at this market is same as Garak market in Seoul
Backing to the question at first page “ Why Korea import many anchovy from Vietnam? “Detailed answer that q”ty of Vietnam anchovy still not enough this market demand of 40 millions. Beside of local catching, Korea import big q”ty of anchovy from Thailand and Vietnam. If you in Korea meal, you will knew well of anchovy is the necessary dish and obligatory dish in meals of family , friends and meeting. One dish has few anchovy, a few in 3 time: breakfast, lunch and dinner and day by day like this. So, it is such big q”ty “ anchovy serve to everyone
There is separate of end – user in anchovy meals . The richman and high class person usually eat small size 1-2 , 2-3 cms or Chirimen anchovy due to these price is really hight and this anchovy is not cheap for all, which delivery mostly at Wal-Mark, Huyn-dai supermarket and Hanaro and otherwise, salary man or worker and poor man can eat big size anchovy 3-4 cms, 4-5 and 5-7 cms , which has cheap price
Korea Market is our main market in dried anchovy. Tunovers reached about 505.000 USD in 2005. We had this results depend on good quality such as : The moisture is 22%, the size is always equally from size: 1-2cms /2-3cms /3-4cms. In past time, We supply the dried anchovy to customers, We had different changes about packing to suitable for each customers, such as: Korean customers we pack 2kgs/carton or depend on each customer.
At present, the dried anchovy was sold in Jung Bu Market in Seoul . Specially, The dried anchovy was publiced sold at GARAK Market , and ZAGACHI in Busan
Moreover, Korea is big consumption of herring, capacity of herring is 3 x 20’cont/month. We have shipped 94 tons herring in 2005.
Chief or housewife in Korea used both anchovy and herring like main food on family meal. They added pepper, salt, water yoke soup…
We had success depend on closed co-operated of customers at Korea. We know throughly about market, every days we contact to customs via telephone in oder to satisfy retail buying.
We export 14,3 tons of dried anchovy each month, the average value of each container is 42,000 USD. We had the fixed position at Korea market. All of the contract were payment by cash, We had this good payment is depend on absolute confidence between customers & us.
However, in the past co-operation, We had some difficult such as : lack of quantity, bed quality out of control, We will make amend to customers for our mistakes. This is our base & guideline which we are interested in order to bring best quality to customers
In 2005, we have been shipped to Seoul and Busan about 190 tons anchovy (size 1-2 , 2-3 and 3-4 cms) and about 100 tons herring (size 5-7, 7-9 and 9-11cms). Total 290 tons dried fish, which q”ty marked our DKPT dried fish in Korea market
At Busan International Seafood and Fish Expo on Nov 2006, we expect to reach more marketshare at Busan, special is herring in Busan, which has more big compsumtion than Seoul
At the regular meeting with buyers, we have strongly approval of stable quality to anchovy and herring, special at anchovy select size and herring moisture. After finishing both, we will get good stand and build good brand of DKPT dried fish ./.