South Korea's radiation-free food export to Japan up

SEOUL: South Korean food exports to Japan are climbing at the fastest pace on record after radioactive contamination and supply disruptions prompted consumers to switch to overseas producers. Sales of watermelons, tuna and noodles led a 38% jump in South Korea’s shipments of food to its Asian neighbour to $604 million in the second quarter from a year earlier, according to the Korea International Trade Association. Surging demand for South Korean products has helped buffer exporters against weakness in US and European markets. Lotte Chilsung Beverage’s drink sales to Japan have more than doubled.