Global Pig Industry News
News from Korea, South
Monday, May 14, 2012
HIPRA Present in IPVS 2012 in KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Next June, HIPRA will participate as a main sponsor in the 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society Congress, to be held in Jeju, South Korea from 10 to 14 June 2012.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Seoul to Limit Fallout of China FTA on Farm SectorSOUTH KOREA - South Korea will draw up safeguard measures to minimise the fallout of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China on its farming sector, the Seoul government said.
Friday, April 27, 2012
IPVS 2012 Registration Deadline Coming UpSOUTH KOREA - The organisers of IPVS 2012 would like to remind everyone that the registration deadline for the congress is coming up.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
IPVS 2012 Photo ContestSOUTH KOREA - IPVS 2012 Photo Contest is now open under the theme of "Happy Pigs - Happy People".
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Deadline Approaches for IPVS Congress RegistrationSOUTH KOREA - The 22nd International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress will be held in Jeju on 10 to 13 June 2012.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Jump in Farm, Food Exports in First QuarterSOUTH KOREA - South Korea’s food and agriculture exports rose more than 11 per cent on-year in the first quarter of 2012 on solid demand in the United States, Japan and China, the government said Tu...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Farmers Protest Measure to Import Tariff-free PorkKOREA - Local pig farmers are protesting in front of the National Assembly against a government measure to import 70-thousand tons of pork belly into Korea tariff-free, in the second quarter.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Korea to Extend Pork Tariff QuotaSOUTH KOREA - Korea will extend its tariff quotas for pork belly and dried peppers by three months to ensure their steady supply and help stabilize domestic prices, the finance ministry said Tuesday. ...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Insight into Korea's Corn Market SectorsSOUTH KOREA - According to Byong Ryol Min, US Grains Council director in Korea, the United States supplied 77.6 per cent of Korea’s corn imports in 2011.
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Importers Face High Stocks & Weak DemandSOUTH 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.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Minister Urges Greater Efforts to Boost Farm ExportsSOUTH 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...
Monday, January 09, 2012
Korea Forced to Import More Pork in 2012SOUTH 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...
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Seoul to Expand Help for Fishing and Ag SectorsSOUTH 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),...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Food & Agriculture Exports Jump to New HighSOUTH 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...
Monday, December 05, 2011
Korea Reviews Animal Drug Residue LevelsSOUTH 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.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Pork Imports More Than Double in 2011SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's pork imports have more than doubled so far this year, the government said Thursday.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Pork and Chicken Lead Spike in Meat PricesSOUTH 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...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
PIC Announces Completion of Major Export to KoreaSOUTH KOREA - PIC has completed delivery of 2,300 grandparent stock from Canada to franchise partner, PIC Korea.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Pork Belly is Favourite Dish in South KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Foreign visitors chose samgyeopsal, or grilled pork belly, as their favourite Korean food, according to a new survey.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Biomin to Hold Forum in SeoulSOUTH 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’.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Interest in Needle-Free Injection HeightenedSOUTH 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,...
Friday, August 12, 2011
Measures to Increase Chilled Pork Belly ImportsSOUTH 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...
Friday, July 29, 2011
Consumers Seek Alternatives as Pork Prices SoarSOUTH 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.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Korea Phases Out Antibiotic Use in FeedSOUTH KOREA - Korea has completed the phasing-out of antibiotics in feed.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Govt Battles to Control Prices & Supplies after FMDSOUTH 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.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
South Korean Meat Imports HigherSOUTH 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.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Lowered Tariffs to be Imposed on More Pork ImportsSOUTH 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...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Engineered Pig Viable for Human Transplants CreatedSOUTH 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.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Korean Govt to Introduce Pork Tracking SystemSOUTH 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.
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