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COVID-19 has shaped food trends in South Korea with online food sales growing by 46 percent in 2020 to $17 billion.

FAS/Seoul projects Korea’s corn imports and consumption to increase in 2021/22, recovering from a projected 3 percent decline in imports during the current marketing year.

The 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world. This summary lists only the United States’ primary trading partners.

South Korean wine imports reached a record $330 million in 2020, up 27 percent from 2019. Imports from the United States totaled $56 million, up 65 percent.

South Korean wine imports reached a record $330 million in 2020, up 27 percent from 2019.

Under the 2018 Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ), Korea purchased a total of 408,700 metric tons (MT) of rice (milled basis) from four countries, including the United States, China, Thailand and Vietnam.

Despite the challenging economic environment, Korea’s wine imports in 2018 totaled a record high $244 million, up 16.2 percent from 2017.

This report provides updates on certificates for fresh and frozen poultry products, clarification on certificates for ice cream products containing eggs and document requirements for agriculture....

The imported beer market in South Korea continues robust growth due to strong consumer demand for diversified flavors and higher quality.

On December 24, 2018, Korea issued an updated list of adjustment tariffs and voluntary tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for certain agricultural, forestry and fishery products....

After 10 years under the Living Modified Organism (LMO) Act, Korea plans to improve and revise the LMO Act to address stakeholders’ concerns.