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SEOUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Fishery products imported from areas other than Japan have been gaining popularity among South Korean customers anxious about radiation poisoning, local media reported Tuesday.
Sales of saury and mackerel between March 22 and April 24 have skyrocketed 204 percent and 80 percent, respectively, at Lotte Mart, one of South Korea's top three retail chains, compared to the same period last year, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing industry sources.
The whopping sales growth for the two items has come after Lotte Mart halted sales of pollack imported from Japan amid mounting public concerns over food safety due to radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Lotte Mart has been selling mackerel from Norway and saury from China's Taiwan at prices about 40 percent cheaper than local market prices, Yonhap said.
"Sales of saury and mackerel have jumped greatly as they have become popular among customers due to their price competitiveness against Japanese products and less radiation poisoning risks," it quoted an official from Lotte Mart as saying.
The official quoted by Yonhap added that sales of locally caught fishery products have also benefited from public worries. " There has been a sharp drop in sea squirts imported from Japan, with local production jumping 68.4 percent on-year."
April 26th, 2011
Source: Xinhua News
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