TheDairySite Latest News: Korea, South
18 October 2018

SOUTH KOREA - The number of livestock in South Korea rose on-year in the third quarter of 2018 due to more calves being bred, government data showed Thursday....
19 July 2018

SOUTH KOREA - The number of livestock in South Korea rose on-year in the second quarter of 2018 due to more calves being bred, government data showed Thursday....
08 February 2018

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's self-sufficiency for dairy foods fell to under 50 per cent last year for the first time, statistics showed Wednesday, apparently from manufacturers cutting back on production due to the declining birthrate....
27 December 2017

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's agricultural cooperative said Wednesday it has exported Korean dairy cattle semen to Malaysia and Uganda for artificial insemination....
07 March 2017

SOUTH KOREA - French retailer Carrefour's 12 stores in the Chinese capital of Beijing appears to have halted their purchase of South Korean dairy products, two officials at local distributors of the Korean goods said Monday. ...
07 February 2017

SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean authority on Monday banned the movement of all livestock for 30 hours across the country as suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease infection were reported....
04 January 2017

SOUTH KOREA - The Seoul Dairy Cooperative has released a milk product for pets jointly developed with veterinarians. ...
23 June 2015

SOUTH KOREA - 64 new outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease have been confirmed in South Korea....
30 March 2015

SOUTH KOREA - The government continues with efforts to control Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) in swine and cattle....
04 March 2015

SOUTH KOREA - Seventy-seven new outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) have been reported on pig and cattle farms across the country. ...
10 December 2014

SOUTH KOREA - A new outbreak of foot and mouth disease has occurred in central South Korea, the first outbreak for three months....
20 October 2014

SOUTH KOREA - The third Global Conference of Reference Centres of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) was held in Incheon (Seoul), Korea (Rep. of) from 14 to 16 October 2014....
07 July 2014

SOUTH KOREA - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is taking a proactive approach on animal welfare and sustainability in its discussion with importers in South Korea....
26 June 2014

US - A new lysine production facility in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA has been launched by CJ Cheiljedang Corp., South Korea's top food maker, as it seeks a bigger portion of the global biomarket. ...
02 June 2014

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea regained its status Wednesday as a country free from foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and was also declared safe from other animal diseases, according to the agriculture ministry....
18 December 2013

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea is seen as a springboard for companies to explore the international market and win consumers' confidence on safety issues, reports Lyu Chang in Seoul....
26 September 2013

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will work to double its outbound shipments of farm and fisheries products to US$16 billion in just five years, according to the agriculture ministry....
20 August 2013

SOUTH KOREA - The Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs is carrying out special inspections to prevent the recurrence of foot-and-mouth disease and Avian Influenza. ...
13 May 2013

SOUTH KOREA - "The American agricultural system is astounding. We will overproduce again, you can bank on it," said Kelly Davis of the Renewable Fuels Association. During his presentation at a US Grains Council organized conference in South Korea, Davis...
26 March 2013

SOUTH KOREA - US Grains Council's talks with major South Korean importers send one message loud and clear: Korea has a strong preference for US corn provided that it is competitively priced. ...
12 December 2012

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's exports of food and agricultural products increased significantly last month on growing shipments to Russia and Asian countries, the government said Tuesday, 11 December....
18 October 2012

SOUTH KOREA - Prices of imported farm goods in South Korea declined 7.5 per cent last month despite concerns that extreme weather conditions would bring about price hikes, customs office data showed....
05 June 2012

SOUTH KOREA - Korean experts will inspect more than half of the 42 US cattle ranches that export beef to Korea in efforts to come to grips with a recent outbreak of mad cow disease in the US....
08 May 2012

SOUTH KOREA - South Korean inspectors sent to the United States to check the safety of beef failed to visit a cattle farm in central California that reported the latest case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), an official source said last week....
30 April 2012

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will send a group of government officials, scholars and civic activists to the United States to look into the latest outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) amid growing food safety concerns at home, the farm ministry...
05 April 2012

SOUTH 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 Tuesday. ...
25 January 2012

SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's leading security service provider plans to expand its business operations to help control the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), industry sources said Tuesday....
20 January 2012

SOUTH 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 States will offer new opportunities....