SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Monday it confirmed a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza (AI) in wild bird droppings in the southern part of the country. The latest discovery came a day after the AI virus was detected at a poultry farm with 12,000 ducks in Gochang, some [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean poultry farms will be able to export chickens and ducks to Vietnam, one year after sales were banned due to a widespread outbreak of avian influenza (AI), the agriculture ministry here said Monday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Hanoi notified Seoul on Friday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean poultry farms will be able to export chickens to Hong Kong, one year after sales were banned due to a widespread outbreak of avian influenza (AI), the agriculture ministry here said Tuesday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Hong Kong notified Seoul of its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – In the wake of South Korea’s pesticide egg scandal, popular unrest and indignation has fomented a change in attitudes that may not have been possible in ordinary times. As of the date of this article, none other than the president has spoken out about the need for reform. Reform [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – After a severe outbreak of avian influenza (AI) at the end of last year, Seoul Grand Park is preparing for the future by using nearly 100 billion won to install a quarantine area for infected birds. The culling that followed the discovery of the disease was costly, as the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — It has been a grim summer for poultry farmers. Fears of an outbreak of avian influenza and murderous heat waves that have resulted in the deaths of millions of animals have made 2017 a year to forget. Since the “official” end of the rainy season on July 25, it is estimated [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Eggs imported from Thailand arrived in South Korea on Monday, the agriculture ministry said, as the government seeks to contain rising prices amid the latest bird flu outbreak. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 650,000 eggs imported by a local company arrived in Incheon, west [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Eggs imported from Thailand will arrive in South Korea next week, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday, as the government seeks to contain rising prices amid the latest bird flu outbreak. Some 2 million eggs imported by a local company will arrive in South Korea via ship sometime between next [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – President Moon Jae-in on Thursday dismissed the government’s existing plans to fight the spread of avian influenza as a formality, calling for “real and fundamental” solutions, the presidential office said. The proposed measures to fight the spread of bird flu came one day after the country reported a suspected [...]
JEJU, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The provincial government of Jeju Island said Wednesday it has decided to cull more than 124,000 chickens in the coming days to prevent the spread of avian influenza, which hit the southern resort island late last week. The provincial government has culled about 9,000 chickens since Friday, meaning about [...]