Sunchang

• Shipping Period

  June ~ August

• Cultivation Area/Yield

  100ha/100tons

• No. of Farms

  425 farms

Features

Blueberries, the strategic crop of Sunchang-gun, accounts for the highest cultivation ratio in Korea. It is mainly cultivated in Gurim, Bokheung, and Ssangchi. Its cultivation area has been gradually increasing across the province. As one of World 10 Health and Longevity Foods, it is verified for its efficacy for anti-aging, the improvement of eyesight, the prevention, and treatment of vascular diseases, anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effect, the improvement of memory, and the adjustment of insulin production with rich anthocyanin having anti-oxidant effects. Thus, it is substantially favored as the specialty food related to health and longevity.