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U.S. Beef Takes Up Over Half of S. Korea’s Total Imports in 2022

U.S. Beef Takes Up Over Half of S. Korea’s Total Imports in 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. beef accounted for more than 50 percent of South Korea’s total imports of the meat in 2022, taking up the top spot for six years, industry data showed Tuesday. Asia’s fourth-largest economy imported 256,910 tons of American beef last year, or 54.1 percent of its total beef imports [...]

S. Korea Strengthens Inspections of U.S. Beef Following Mad Cow Case

S. Korea Strengthens Inspections of U.S. Beef Following Mad Cow Case

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has stepped up sampling inspections of U.S. beef imports following a confirmation of a mad cow case, the government in Seoul said Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has increased sampling inspections carried out on American beef from the current 3 percent [...]

U.S. Beef and Pork Take Lion’s Share in S. Korea’s Meat Imports

U.S. Beef and Pork Take Lion’s Share in S. Korea’s Meat Imports

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. beef and pork imports surged in the first half of 2018, expanding their presence in the South Korean market, a research institute said Sunday. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI), both types of meat are rapidly increasing their market share in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, with beef [...]

U.S. Beef Regains No. 1 Place in S. Korean Imported Beef Market: Data

U.S. Beef Regains No. 1 Place in S. Korean Imported Beef Market: Data

SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. beef imports shot up significantly last year, beating Australian meat to regain its No. 1 status in the South Korean market for the first time in 14 years, industry data showed Monday. South Korea imported 177,000 tons of U.S. beef last year, up 13.5 percent from 156,000 tons [...]

U.S. Beef Claims Over 50 pct of S. Korea’s Imported Beef Market

U.S. Beef Claims Over 50 pct of S. Korea’s Imported Beef Market

SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. beef has gained a bigger presence in South Korea’s imported beef market this year helped by a bilateral free trade pact, achieving a share of over 50 percent, a trade agency said Monday. In the January-October period, U.S. beef imports reached US$989 million, accounting for 50.7 percent of [...]