North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis



News North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis Pyongyang sold $40,000 in beer to Beijing in July in first booze exports of 2021, according to Chinese trade data Colin Zwirko August 25, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Weibo user 皆空云游, Aug. 15, 2021 \| A netizen shows off a bottle of Taedonggang Beer No. 2 purchased in a Chinese restaurant. Its label is printed in Korean and Chinese, and says it was manufactured in Pyongyang on June 15, 2021. North Korea exported over 300,000 bottles of rice-based beer to China in July, according to the latest trade data, a month after DPRK leader Kim Jong Un declared a “food crisis” and the need for emergency food distribution. According to China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), North Korea exported $39,604 worth of beer totaling 163,852 liters in July — just barely eclipsing the $39,560 worth of beer reportedly exported to China over three months in 2020. Most of the exports, the first of their kind since July 2020, appear to be 500ml glass bottles and 330ml cans of Taedonggang Beer © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis

Pyongyang sold $40,000 in beer to Beijing in July in first booze exports of 2021, according to Chinese trade data

Colin Zwirko August 25, 2021

North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis

Weibo user 皆空云游, Aug. 15, 2021 | A netizen shows off a bottle of Taedonggang Beer No. 2 purchased in a Chinese restaurant. Its label is printed in Korean and Chinese, and says it was manufactured in Pyongyang on June 15, 2021.

North Korea exported over 300,000 bottles of rice-based beer to China in July, according to the latest trade data, a month after DPRK leader Kim Jong Un declared a “food crisis” and the need for emergency food distribution.

According to China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC), North Korea exported $39,604 worth of beer totaling 163,852 liters in July — just barely eclipsing the $39,560 worth of beer reportedly exported to China over three months in 2020.

Most of the exports, the first of their kind since July 2020, appear to be 500ml glass bottles and 330ml cans of Taedonggang Beer

North Korea exports beer made with rice to China after declaring food crisis

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