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Recently in far eastern Russia, the demand for fresh Korean agricultural products has been increasing. To meet this ever-increasing demand for fresh agricultural products, maritime transport that uses reefer containers is necessary. However, in reality, most of the fresh agricultural products are exported using short air transport method because it is impossible to monitor their conditions during the long maritime transport period. This study introduced the IP-RFID-based reefer container monitoring system and monitored the temperature change of the fresh agricultural products during maritime transport using the system. In addition, this study also monitored the temperature change of the fresh agricultural products that were exported to the same region during the air transport and compared it with the temperature change during maritime transport. The study result showed that the fresh agricultural products maintained better conditions during the maritime transport by retaining the Cold Chain during the entire transport process. In addition, maritime transport was more efficient than air transport because the strawberries could be directly sold to consumers without additional works.