SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – A different type of avian influenza (AI) has been discovered in the country, the government said Sunday, as it intensifies efforts to contain its spread. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said a new H5N8 strain of the bird flu was detected at a chicken farm located [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The first snowstorm of this winter, on Wednesday, was bad news for a lot of the residents and travelers in the affected regions, but for AI quarantine officials, who have been struggling to contain the nationwide H5N6 virus, it was a pleasant omen. More than 14 million poultry have [...]
NAIROBI, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean official has pledged to continue to help Kenyans boost agricultural output as hundreds of Kenyans expressed gratitude to Seoul for providing advanced agricultural technology. Chung Hwang-keun, head of the Rural Development Administration in South Korea, made the commitment on Tuesday in a meeting with Kenyan officials [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea quarantine officials have slaughtered more than 9.81 million poultry this winter, an official said Tuesday, the latest in a series of efforts to contain a bird flu that has ravaged chicken farms across the country. They also plan to kill an additional 2.53 million chickens and ducks [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s imports of U.S. beef jumped 47.6 percent on year in the first 10 months of this year, data showed Friday, partly because of a falling demand for pricey Korean beef amid the implementation of an anti-graft law. Imports of foreign beef are expected to further rise after [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Egg prices in South Korea are showing signs of jumping as a large number of chickens have been culled due to the recent outbreak of avian influenza, industry sources said Thursday. The country has seen highly pathogenic bird flu cases spread at a rapid pace since mid-November when the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of Korean beef have decreased as consumers prefer cheaper imported beef with the implementation of an anti-graft law, industry data showed Wednesday. E-Mart, the No. 1 discount store chain operated by Shinsegae, said sales of Korean beef came to 11.1 billion won (US$94.7 million) in November, down 25.5 [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Exports of South Korean green tea soared 64.6 percent in the first 10 months of the year from a year earlier on the back of rising demand from Asia and Europe, customs data showed Friday. A total of US$3.67 million worth of green tea was shipped abroad in the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones will be playing a more active role next year in Korea’s agriculture industry. The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service (NAQS) announced Monday that it would deploy drones starting in 2017 to efficiently observe crops and farmland, in line with recent study results showing that using drone imagery [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Recycling agricultural by-products, especially the peel of fruits and vegetables, is becoming extremely popular in Korea, allowing farms and businesses to make better use of the nutritious benefits of this type of waste, while saving on disposal costs. Jeollanamdo Agricultural Research & Extension Services recently transferred its latest technology [...]