voluntary report public distribution date 8 26 2005 gain number ks5042 korea republic of product brief non alcoholic beverages approved by ms susan b phillips us embassy prepared sung young eun intern highlights the korean beverage market is estimated at 3 billion in a growth five percent from previous year functional are responsible for much while sales carbonated have declined juice expected to increase given rising interest health however local manufacturers more interested importing raw ingredients than finished products total value imported including juices both and bases sodas mineral water was 62 million 2004 includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled seoul ato ks2 ks usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page 16 unclassified table contents section 1 overview sector opportunities threats 4 entry strategy size structure trends fruit vegetable