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Korea relies heavily on imports to fulfill its food and agricultural needs. Korea maintains a strong food processing industry that manufactures a wide variety of food and beverage products.
In 2017, domestic raw milk production totaled 2.06 million MT, down less than 1 percent from 2016. Since the FMD outbreak in 2010, local raw milk production has over-corrected....
In marketing year 2018/2019, FAS Seoul projects that Korea’s pear production will decline by close to 20 percent from the previous marketing year to 214,000 MT....
In Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19, heavy rains during the planting season caused farmers to opt out of the government program to reduce rice acreage and continue planting rice.
The imported beer market in South Korea continues to show robust growth due to strong consumer demand for products of diversified taste and higher quality.
In crop year 2016/17, South Korean tangerine production is expected to continue a multi-year trend of decreasing quantity and increasing quality.
In February 2016, Korea revised the Food Sanitation Act, expanding mandatory biotech labeling to include all products with detectable biotech ingredients.
On November 16, 2016, South Korea reported an outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N6 that has since continued to spread rapidly.
Despite high domestic cattle and beef prices, Post forecasts Korea’s cattle calf crop to see its third consecutive yearly decline in 2017.
Imports of American food and agricultural products into Korea in 2016 through September totaled $5.1 billion, down 11 percent from the previous year mainly due to reduced demand for basic...
On November 15, 2016, Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) released its revised 2016 rice production estimate to 4.197 million metric tons (MMT), slightly down from 4.2 MMT, the initial rice production...
Income growth and popularity in pet ownership, especially dogs, have increased demand for pet food in South Korea. Korea imported a total of $148 million worth of pet food in 2015, an 11% increase...