Importers Face High Stocks & Weak Demand
SOUTH KOREA - Various Korean beef importers reported this week that high stock levels and weak consumer demand is hindering trading activity, reports Meat and Livestock Australia.

Minister Urges Greater Efforts to Boost Farm Exports
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's agriculture minister on Thursday urged increased efforts to boost the country's food and agricultural exports, stating the country's free trade agreement (FTA) with the United...

Korea Forced to Import More Pork in 2012
SOUTH KOREA - Korea’s self-sufficiency rate of pork dropped to the lowest point ever last year due to massive culling of pigs in the wake of foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease outbreaks, government data showed...

Seoul to Expand Help for Fishing and Ag Sectors
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korea government will expand its support for the fishery and agricultural sectors to ease their losses from a massive influx of outside products under free trade agreements (FTAs),...

Food & Agriculture Exports Jump to New High
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's exports of food and other agricultural products surged to a new monthly high for the year last month, largely on growing demands from Japan and China, the government commen...

Korea Reviews Animal Drug Residue Levels
SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Food & Drug Administration (KFDA), which sets maximum residue limits (MRL) for veterinary drugs (as well as pesticides) in livestock products including meat, dairy products, fish...

Pork Overtaken by Beef
SOUTH KOREA - Sales of beef in supermarkets exceeded those of pork for the first time in nine years after foot-and-mouth disease led to the cull of vast numbers of pigs.

Pork Imports More Than Double in 2011
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's pork imports have more than doubled so far this year, the government said Thursday.

Pork and Chicken Lead Spike in Meat Prices
SOUTH KOREA - Prices of pork and beef imports were spiked in October from a year earlier, the customs agency said yesterday, amid worries that rising costs of imported meat could put upward pressure on...

PIC Announces Completion of Major Export to Korea
SOUTH KOREA - PIC has completed delivery of 2,300 grandparent stock from Canada to franchise partner, PIC Korea.

Measures to Increase Chilled Pork Belly Imports
SOUTH KOREA - The price of pork belly meat – the most popular pork cut in Korea – has gone through the roof in recent months due to local shortages resulting from the country's devastating outbreak...

Consumers Seek Alternatives as Pork Prices Soar
SOUTH KOREA - The recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been driving up prices of pork, and local consumers are now opting for other kinds of meat.

Govt Battles to Control Prices & Supplies after FMD
SOUTH KOREA - The impact of recent diseases on consumption and production in the country's livestock sector is forecast to be significant in a new market report.

South Korean Meat Imports Higher
SOUTH KOREA - As the result of the recent foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks, the country's imports of pork and beef were up significnalty in the first half of this year.

Lowered Tariffs to be Imposed on More Pork Imports
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will expand the amount of imported pork subject to lower tariffs as part of efforts to stabilize food prices and ease inflationary pressure, the nation's top economic policymaker...

Imports of US Pork Jump
SOUTH KOREA - Imports of US pork and beef rose at a far faster pace than those of other overseas meat products this year.

MAP, FMD Funding Boost USGC Efforts in S Korea
SOUTH KOREA - US grain farmer checkoff investments in international market development, combined with USDA Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Access Programme (MAP) funds, have helped grow US...

Pork Belly Price Stymies Purchases
SOUTH KOREA - As the price of pork rises, Koreans are giving up their beloved pork belly to seek alternative cuts and sources of protein.

Increase in Tariff-free Pork Imports, Powdered Milk
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea government has decided to increase the amount of tariff-free imports of pork and powered milk in a bid to easy supply shortages caused by the country's ongoing epidemic of foot-and-mouth...

Korea Cuts Import Tariffs
SOUTH KOREA - At the end of January, the Korean government announced that it was cutting the import duty on 60,000 tonnes of pork from 25 per cent to zero until 30 June 2011.

Korean Pork Product Exports Resume to Japan
SOUTH KOREA - Exports of processed pork to Japan are to be resumed this week.

Boehringer Opens Asia's Largest PRRS Forum
SOUTH KOREA - The Fourth Asian PRRSpective opened yesterday in South Korea's Jeju Island to update Asian pig farmers on the latest scientific research on PRRS and effective solutions in keeping it under...

No Pork Exports Reported in February
SOUTH KOREA - Korea's pork exports fell to nil in February due to frozen demand in the wake of the recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at domestic livestock farms, the customs office said...

Pork Belly Day Ignites Marketing Blitz
SOUTH KOREA - Korean retailers are competing to cut the prices of pork belly as today is the day when the country's farmers promote consumption of the popular dish, dubbed "samgyeopsal."

Pork Prices Bounce Back After A/H1N1 Scare
SOUTH KOREA - Pork prices have rebounded after falling last week in the wake of an outbreak of type-A influenza at local pig farms, the country’s agriculture ministry said yesterday.

HAM-burger Popular in South Korea Debut
SOUTH KOREA - Jerry Seinfeld might wonder: “Why aren’t hamburgers made out of ham?� Now, if you happen to pass through South Korea, you can find out what a real “ham� burger tastes like when...

Pork Exports to Japan Set to Resume
SOUTH KOREA - The first Korean pork exported to Japan in nine years will leave port today, according to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday.

Opposite Directions for Pork and Chicken Sales
SOUTH KOREA - Pork has been many Koreans' favorite source of protein for many years, particularly for those who cannot afford pricier homegrown beef, known as "hanwoo." But its consumption has declined...

Companies to Resume Pork Exports to Japan
SOUTH KOREA - South Korean food companies will resume pork exports to Japan after being shut out of the market for nine years, the government said Friday, according to

Thursday, May 14, 2009