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Farmers Call for More Efforts to Normalize Pork Prices

Farmers Call for More Efforts to Normalize Pork Prices

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean farmers are urging local authorities to make efforts to normalize pork prices here in the face of the African swine fever (ASF) outbreak, industry watchers said Saturday. The local wholesale price of pork reached 2,809 won (US$2.4) per kilogram, plunging 28.2 percent from a year earlier as [...]

Pork Prices in S. Korea on Wane amid African Swine Fever Outbreak

Pork Prices in S. Korea on Wane amid African Swine Fever Outbreak

SEJONG, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The average wholesale price of pork in South Korea plunged nearly 40 percent in October from a month earlier, as consumers shunned the meat amid the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) here, data showed Saturday. A kilogram of pork cost 2,969 won (US$2.52) as of Friday morning, down [...]

Quarantine Authorities Focusing on Wild Boars to Prevent Further ASF Outbreaks

Quarantine Authorities Focusing on Wild Boars to Prevent Further ASF Outbreaks

SEJONG, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean quarantine authorities are implementing intensive operations to prevent the possible spread of African swine fever via wild boars, after the country confirmed the ninth case of an infected wild animal, the country’s agriculture ministry said Friday. Two wild boars found dead near the border with North Korea [...]

S. Korea Struggling to Determine Cause of African Swine Fever Outbreak

S. Korea Struggling to Determine Cause of African Swine Fever Outbreak

SEJONG, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean quarantine authorities are working hard to trace the source of the African swine fever that struck early this month as the country confirmed its ninth African swine fever (ASF) case, sparking concerns over a possibly massive spread of the deadly animal virus near the inter-Korean border. The [...]