The Korea Forest Service (Director Kim In-ho) announced on the 15th that it held the ‘2025 Forest Products Export Expansion Workshop’ at the KW Convention Center in Daejeon, with over 70 participants including export support agencies and export company officials.
At this event, awards were given to those who contributed to the expansion of forest product exports this year, and export towers were awarded to companies with excellent export performance and growth rates. Export merit awards were given to Jeon Tae-ik, CEO of Daeheung, who received the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award, and Choi Kyung-tae, CEO of Yullim F&B, and Park Joo-hee, an official from Gyeongsan City, who received the Director of the Korea Forest Service Award. Export towers were awarded to Dongshin Wood and Darwin Holdings for the Honor Tower, and Cheonglim Wood and Foodwell for the Development Tower.
Additionally, the policy direction and changes for the 2026 Forest Products Export Promotion Project were shared, and strategies for expanding exports by item were discussed, including strengthening promotional support to increase overseas awareness of forest products, establishing overseas entry bases through overseas antenna shops, and supporting the linkage of production and export companies.
Park Eun-sik, Deputy Director of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Despite many difficulties in the global export environment this year, exports of major forest products such as Zanthoxylum, wild ginseng, and shiitake mushrooms have increased.” He added, “Next year, we will actively respond to the global economic slowdown, open export routes, and diversify export channels by increasing awareness of forest products through item-specific promotions.”