Farmind Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO, Mr. Tatsuo Horiuchi) and Cheongdo District of Korea (Cheongdo District, Republic of Korea; Governor: Lee Seung Ryul) and a producer, Nature Farm (Head Office: Cheongdo District, Republic of Korea; President: Ye Jeong-su) that began sales in June of this year, today, on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, signed a basic agreement for mutual cooperation in promoting and expanding sales of Cheongdo persimmons ("Oyatsu-juku-gaki") in the Japanese market.

In the future, we will work even more closely with Cheongdo District and Nature Farm Co., Ltd. to promote and expand sales of Oyatsu-juku-gaki with the aim of firmly establishing Cheongdo persimmons in the Japanese market.

(*1) June 5, 2018 news release https://www.farmind.co.jp/corporate/about/news19.html

Based on our corporate philosophy of "Bringing producers and consumers together," we will continue to contribute to the development of fruit and vegetable distribution in Japan and overseas from various perspectives. We will continue to strengthen our fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables supply system in Japan and overseas, and improve quality through the cold chain, so that we can deliver fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables from producers to consumers.