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The Office of Agricultural Affairs hosted the 7th annual Roundtable on Agriculture in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Seoul on September 13, 2018.

South Korea’s HRI Food Service sector continues to grow as the nation’s socio-economic changes continues to spur consumers’ spending on dining out.

South Korea’s imports of American food and agricultural products in 2018 through October totaled $7.9 billion, up 16.8 percent from the same period of the previous year.

Due to bad weather during the flowering and fruit growing seasons, Korean fresh apple production is projected to decrease by 14 percent to 467,800 metric tons (MT) in Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19.

Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will begin implementation of its previously announced pesticide Positive List System (PLS) on January 1, 2019.

On November 13, 2018, Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) released its revised 2018 rice production estimate of 3.868 million metric tons (MMT), slightly down from 3.875 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...

American cranberry farmers are in the homestretch of the harvest season in what looks to be another banner year for U.S. cranberry production.

The Korean pear industry is projected to continue declining, as both supply and demand for the fruit come under pressure.

Korean ending stocks of rice are revised upward to 1.7 MMT and 1.8 MMT in MY 2015/16 and 2016/17, respectively. Stocks continue to grow as a result of continued decline in per capita rice...