Basis of establishment - under Article 32 of the Civil Act

- To promote amity and improved welfare for members

- To contribute to sound and autonomous development of Korea's wholesale markets

History

• Sep. 1952Korea Joongang Wholesale Market Association established
  (with the approval by the Ministerof Trade and Industry)
• Jan. 1974Korea Agro-fishery Products Wholesale Market Association established
  (with the approvalby the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)
• Dec. 1976Renamed as Association of Wholesalers Designated by Agro-fishery Wholesale Markets
• May. 1994Renamed as Association of Wholesale Corp. Designated by Agro-fishery Wholesale Market
• Nov. 1994Renamed as Korea Agricultural & Marine Products Wholesale Market Corp. Association
• Sep. 199811 fisheries corp. members separated to form an independent association
• Jan. 2001Legal basis of establishment changed to Article 32 of the Civil Act
  (according to the amendment of the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products)
• 202530 corporations operating under the KAWA membership