Grafted cacti are consumables. They can easily survive for 3-6 months without watering. In addition, they
are excellent plants for air purification, making them popular due to their attractive appearance and easy
maintenance. South Korea is the world's leading producer and exporter of grafted cacti, controlling
70-80% of the export market. Grafted cacti are the top export item in the South Korean floral export market.

Baekya Farm is the largest exporter of grafted cacti in South Korea. They make special efforts to create
a healthy growth environment for grafted cacti by blending soil and fertilizer properly and modernizing
facilities to ensure a stable supply of products to overseas export markets. They have more than 10
types of products, with 6-7 main products, including cacti varieties such as Bi-moran, Red, Yellow, Pink, and
Black. Currently, they export 100% of their products, at a price of 470 won per 9 cm. Last year, they produced
about one million units and exported them all, earning about 470 million won, or 300,000-400,000 dollars
depending on the exchange rate. They primarily export to the United States, the Netherlands, Australia,
Central and South America, and Southeast Asia, with the United States being the main market.

The CEO of Baekya Farm became interested in the cactus business when he visited a friend who was
farming. It has been 37 years since he began growing grafted cacti. He settled in Goyang City since he started
the grafted cactus business, after living in Seoul for 15 years, moving from Jinan-gun (Jeollabuk Province),
to the forefront of South Korean agriculture. The first farming operation started in an 800 m2 wooden house,
just large enough to hold the bamboo sticks on which the grafted cacti were hung. After selling in the domestic
market for about three years, they began exporting. Now their farm has grown to 10.000 m2, and they
employ eight people, including four family members. The first-year revenue was about 5 million won in cash
at the time, but it is now worth about 50 million won. 

Spring is the busiest season for the cultivation of grafted cacti. Last year's harvest needs to be
collected, and new seeds need to be sown. The farm receives new plant varieties developed by National
Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science and Rural Development Administration. They then propagate
and cultivate them on their own farm. The farm also distributes the new plants to 13 other farms in Goyang
City. Baekya Farm is undoubtedly the largest and most long-standing grafted cactus cultivation farm in Korea
and is the base for exports. The CEO Baek, who tirelessly works to develop products that meet the demands of
new consumers, is already preparing several candidate products for new market opportunities. These products
are expected to be released in 1-2 years. Generally, it takes a year to graft and sow new products and another
year for them to become marketable.