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.

Pork Belly is Favourite Dish in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Foreign visitors chose samgyeopsal, or grilled pork belly, as their favourite Korean food, according to a new survey.

Biomin to Hold Forum in Seoul
SOUTH KOREA - The theme of the Forum will be ‘Lessons from AGP-free feeding systems abroad – What we can learn and what we can apply in Korea’.

Interest in Needle-Free Injection Heightened
SOUTH KOREA - The regional marketing and technical support manager with AcuShot says the foot and mouth disease outbreak in South Korea has heightened the level of interest in needle-free injection technology,...

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.

Korea Phases Out Antibiotic Use in Feed
SOUTH KOREA - Korea has completed the phasing-out of antibiotics in feed.

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...

Engineered Pig Viable for Human Transplants Created
SOUTH KOREA - South Korean scientists have created a genetically modified pig that has a better chance of success in animal-to-human organ transplants, a state institute said Wednesday.

Korean Govt to Introduce Pork Tracking System
SOUTH KOREA - Korea aims to introduce a tracking system for all pork sold on the local market starting in 2014 to make it easier to recall substandard products, the government said yesterday.

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.

Measures Announced for Improved Disease Control
SOUTH KOREA - In early May, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (MIFAFF) announced measures to strengthen the country's livestock disease controls.

Launch of New Quarantine Agency
SOUTH KOREA - In an effort to improve and help protect the country's health, South Korea is launching a new unified quarantine agency to handle farm and fisheries products.

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...

Feed Antibiotic Ban Ahead for South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - The country is to ban the use of antibiotics in animal feed from July.

Genesus Sends Breeding Stock to South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Genesus has been chosen by several swine breeders to replenish their genetics following the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks.

PIC Announces Expansion of Korean Business
SOUTH KOREA - PIC has extended its agreement with franchise partner, PIC Korea, and embarked on an aggressive programme of expansion to capture a leading share of the swine genetics market in the coun...

Korea Permits Toxin Banned in China
SOUTH KOREA - China is cracking down on two chemical additives used illegally on pig farms - and threatening to execute farmers who break the law banning their use.

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.

FMD Crisis in South Korea Winding Down
SOUTH KOREA - The FMD crisis is winding down and is expected to come to an end by mid March.