Meat imports force fall in domestic pork price
SOUTH KOREA - The rise in imports of livestock products has resulted in a sharp decrease in the price of domestic pork meat.

China's Food Problems Are Everybody's Food Problems
SOUTH KOREA - The Chinese people may be the world's top consumers of pork - they cook almost every meal with pork. But pork prices have been on the rise in China, increasing 29 percent over the past year. Consumer prices overall have risen three percent,...

First Beef, Now Price Of Pigs And Pork Falling
SOUTH KOREA - "How do I live from now on? My livelihood has always been breeding pigs."

FTA with EU to hurt S. Korea's meat, dairy sectors: report
SEOUL - A free trade pact with the European Union (EU) is expected to hurt South Korea's alcoholic beverage, meat and dairy sectors, a report said Monday.

Korea may list hogs as futures
SOUTH KOREA - Korea Exchange Inc., operator of the world's most active futures market, may list hogs as the country's first futures contract linked to agriculture.

North Korea asks South to help with foot-and-mouth
SEOUL - North Korea has culled pigs and cows to try to halt an outbreak of highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease and asked the South to provide it with medication, South Korea's unification minister said on Thursday.

South Korea to turn pig waste to electricity
SEOUL - South Korea has fired up a power plant that turns animal waste into electricity as a part of Seoul's plan to develop eco-friendly, reusable energy, the government said on Wednesday.

Agricultural exports forecast to grow 6.3 pct
SEOUL - South Korea aims to export US$2.45 billion worth of agricultural and forestry goods this year, up 6.3 percent from last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said.

S. Korea's beef, pork prices highest among leading economies: report
SOUTH KOREA - High land prices and an inability to reach economy of scale have made South Korean beef and pork the most expensive among leading world economies, a report by an international organization said Monday.

Koreans Want More Bacon but Fewer Pigs
SOUTH KOREA - On the Chinese zodiac, 2007 is the year of the pig, a golden pig at that. Whatever the year, Koreans have something of a love affair with pork. But the rising demand for pork bellies has come at a price: lagging sales of other types of pork....

South Korea slaughters pigs, chickens to stem bird flu outbreak
SOUTH KOREA - South Korean quarantine authorities said Sunday they have culled an additional 4,000 pigs and 2,000 chickens to prevent the spread of bird flu.

H3N1 pig flu virus found in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Scientists say they have identified the H3N1 swine influenza virus in domestic pigs in South Korea.

Increases in pork imports cools off in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Price increases are finally slowing down increases in South Korean import pork sales after three heady years of near 50-percent growth.

South Korean Pork Imports Slow Down In First Half
SOUTH KOREA - South Korean imports of pork slackened sharply in the first half of this year as domestic meat distributors cut back on them in the run-up to the planned resumption of U.S. beef imports next month, a government report showed Sunday.

Use of antibiotics in livestock to be regulated
KOREA - The rampant use of antibiotics here has long posed a threat to people’s health. According to report by World Health Organization (WHO), Koreans have the highest resistance to penicillin, a traditional antibiotic. It is welcoming to hear that the...

South Korean Pork Imports Fall
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea’s imports of beef and chicken gained in the first half of the year while its pork imports declined, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Tuesday.

Canada urges S. Korea to remove beef, pork tariffs under FTA
SEOUL - Canada has urged South Korea to remove tariffs on beef and pork in an envisioned bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), government officials said Monday.

S. Korean Pork Price Touches Record High In June
KOREA - Monday, the price of pork in South Korea touched a record high in the month of June, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation said.

USMEF Helps South Korean Retail Stores Sell U.S. Chilled Pork
SOUTH KOREA - More and more discount retail stores in South Korea are selling U.S. chilled pork and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is facilitating the potential success of these efforts with in-store promotions and consumer education.

South Korea-U.S. Agreement To End Beef Ban Seen As Important First Step
SEOUL - South Korea announced today it will accept U.S. beef, ending a two-year ban.