Beef Backlash Challenges Korea Lee's Reforms
SOUTH KOREA - As the public backlash over U.S. beef continues to grow, President Lee Myung-bak is facing a potential political crisis that could spell trouble for his reform drive and possibly trigger an economic dispute between Korea and the United ...

Mad Cow Rumours Contagious on the Net
SOUTH KOREA - Ever since Korea agreed to open its doors to US beef the internet has been rife with exaggerated, confused and often, entirely fictional, rumours over mad cow disease. The scaremongering attack has brought about a sense of great concern...

Tide of US Imports Batter Korean Farmers
SOUTH KOREA - Recent reports suggest that Korean cattle producers are already feeling the knock-on effects of US beef imports on the market. In the past two weeks, Korean beef prices have tumbled to their lowest level for two years and the soaring cost...

Korea Labels American Imports
SOUTH KOREA - After lifting restrictions on American beef, the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, has announced that the government will enforce accurate place-of-origin labels on all imported meat.

Korean Crackdown on False Labelling
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government recently announced a crackdown on illegal beef labels which often claim a false country of origin. As part of the initiative they have also decided to provide cash support to enhance production of local high-quality...

Trouble Brewing Over US/Korean Beef Deal
SOUTH KOREA - Opposition parties in South Korea have attacked the government's latest deal over US beef imports. The move signals that parliamentary approval of the Free Trade Agreement will not be as straightforward as many may have expected.

South Korean U-Turn on US Beef
SOUTH KOREA - Seoul's farm ministry today announced that it has decided to open the door to American beef just a little bit wider. The news comes after reports that the discussions had broken down earlier in the week and seemed to have ended. Today's...

Talks Break Down on US/Korean Meat Trade
SOUTH KOREA - The US South Korean discussions failed to to reach an agreement over the dispute on American imports.

US Korean Dialogue Opens Up
SOUTH KOREA - Senior officials from both Korea and the United States will meet up today in order to discuss how they can improve access into the Korean market.

US Beef Import Ban Spurs ‘Hanwoo’ Breeding
SOUTH KOREA - Farmers are raising more 'hanwoo,' Korea's homebred cattle, on rising demand even though prices are higher than imported beef from the U.S. and Australia, according to the National Statistical Office (NSO) Wednesday.

Binders Could Improve Viability of Cheap Starch Sources
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's feed industry is feeling the pressure of high cereal prices and short supplies. Some mills are expecting to run out of wheat in the next few months and are considering using alternative raw materials, such as Manioc.

Country of Origin Labeling at Restaurants in Korea
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea is planning to expand its current country-of-origin- labelling (COOL)requirements for beef to include large restaurants. This ruling will become affective from July 1, 2008. It is also believed that COOL will become mandatory...

Beef Deal Key to Korean FTA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is holding a Conference on "Strengthening Economic and Trade Cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean" this week.

S. Korea Considering U.S. Beef Imports
SEOUL - South Korea is considering an option of fully reopening U.S. beef imports through a step-by-step process, possibly including shipments of previously unaccepted parts including bones, reports Yonhap news agency.

New Govt to Deal With US Beef Issue
SOUTH KOREA - Negotiations between South Korea and the United States to revise the guidelines for imports of American beef will most likely not come to an end within the tenure of the incumbent Roh Moo-hyun administration.

Ethanol Demand Driving Up Grain Prices
SOUTH KOREA - No morsel of food will likely be spared on the groaning tables of Americans this holiday. Let diets be the ugly Grinch of this Christmas. And the eating and the, yes, gorging, will include large numbers of Christmas cookies, cakes and other...

Korea Plans National CattleTracking System For 2008
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will introduce nationwide cattle and beef tracking systems starting late next year, the government said on Monday.

Seoul Not to Discriminate Canadian, US Beef
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will not discriminate between Canadian and U.S. beef in ongoing talks for the resumption of imports, according to government officials Thursday. Canada is calling for a full resumption of beef imports, regardless of age or part...

S. Korea Ranked No. 3 Importer of U.S. Beef in September
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea became the third-largest importer of American beef in September, a report by the U.S. government and meat exporters said Monday.

Imported Beef Prices Fall 7.6%
SOUTH KOREA - Prices of imported beef have been falling drastically this year since the conclusion of a free trade agreement (FTA) between South Korea and the United States and the resumption of imports from America, government statistics showed Tues...