TheBeefSite Latest News: Korea, South
16 April 2010
FMD Not Stopping Korean Beef DemandSOUTH KOREA - One week before the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Ganghwa, Korean prices for cattle and pig carcases dropped slightly, but picked up since then, despite the infectious disease....
14 April 2010
Korea On High Alert After New FMD CasesKOREA - Authorities in South Korea have notified the World Health Organisation of a new case of foot and mouth disease (FMD) - 16 days after the country was declared free of the disease. ...
09 April 2010
Cows and Pigs Killed in South KoreaSOUTH KOREA - South Korea is slaughtering more than 2,500 cows and pigs after foot-and-mouth disease was detected at a farm. ...
05 March 2010
Traders Struggle to Satisfy Korean Beef DemandKOREA - Australia’s beef traders reported on solid demand and strong prices from Korea this week, but were at times unable to capitalise on this demand due to the lack of beef supply. This resulted in low beef trading among Korean wholesalers....
25 February 2010
Korea Not Yet Declaring End of Foot-and-Mouth OutbreakSOUTH KOREA - The Korean government has said it will that it will delay declaring an end to the livestock foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Korea for about a month to prevent a recurrence of the highly contagious disease. ...
19 January 2010
South Korea FMD UpdateSOUTH KOREA - An update on the second foot and mouth outbreak announced in South Korea on 13 January 2010....
14 January 2010
Second Foot and Mouth OutbreakSOUTH KOREA - South Korea reported on Thursday another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in a local cattle farm, about a week after the first outbreak in eight years, the government said. ...
12 January 2010
Five Markets Close Over Foot-and-Mouth DiseaseSOUTH KOREA - Five cattle markets in South Korea on Monday decided to close indefinitely following the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the country....
11 January 2010
Price of 'Hanwoo' Hits Record High in Q4SOUTH KOREA - Prices for a head of domestically raised beef cattle hit a record high in the fourth quarter of last year due to a surge in demand. ...
10 December 2009
US Beef Campaign In South KoreaSOUTH KOREA - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) this week unveiled a multimedia advertising campaign with a “women-to-women” theme designed to raise the visibility of US beef among South Korean consumers and counteract persistent negative images...
01 December 2009
Korean Cattle Slaughter Tumbles After ChuseokKOREA - In September, total Korean cattle slaughter rose 74 per cent on August this year and 69 per cent on the same month last year in anticipation of increased beef demand for Chuseok. ...
20 October 2009
Korean Beef Imports - Highest Since Early 2008SOUTH KOREA - In September this year (one month before Chuseok), Korea imported the highest volume of beef since January 2008, totalling 21,750 tonnes swt. ...
19 October 2009
Korean Beef Hits Its Priciest EverSOUTH KOREA - Demand for hanwoo (Korean beef) has failed to fall after the end of the Chuseok holiday season....
09 October 2009
Restaurant Defies the Odds by Selling US SteaksSOUTH KOREA - A little over one year ago, South Koreans were lining up by the thousands to protest – against their own government and against US beef. ...
24 July 2009
Canada Unhappy with Korean Beef BanSOUTH KOREA - South Korean trade measures are affecting the importation of bovine meat and meat products from Canada....
21 July 2009
Korea Positive About Beef RatingSOUTH KOREA - Korea will seek controlled-risk status regarding mad cow disease, according to the Agriculture Ministry yesterday. ...
26 June 2009
New Zealand Beef Steady in Korean MarketSOUTH KOREA - New Zealand beef is continuing to retain its share of the imported beef market in Korea in spite of the re-entry of beef from the USA in 2007, according to Meat & Wool New Zealand Chairman, Mike Petersen....
31 March 2009
Republic of Korea Free of DiseasesUS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to amend regulations to add the Republic of Korea to the list of regions that are considered free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)....
20 March 2009
Korea Seeks Improved Disease RatingSOUTH KOREA - Korea now qualifies as a controlled risk country for mad cow disease under the regulations of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday. ...
09 February 2009
Seoul Stands up to Downer Cattle SlaughterSEOUL, KOREA - The South Korean government said Monday it will tighten butchering rules for downer cattle to alleviate public concerns about tainted meat entering the food chain....
20 January 2009
US Beef Back to Best in South KoreaKOREA, SOUTH - Last year, anti-government protests in Korea erupted after President Lee Myung Bak lifted a ban on imports of American beef. Demonstrators believed U.S. beef imports were tainted with mad cow disease. ...
17 December 2008
Korea to Introduce Beef Tracking SystemSOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government is to introduce a cattle and beef tracking system from Monday in a bid to boost consumer confidence in beef....
11 December 2008
Korean Women’s Magazines Feature U.S. BeefSOUTH KOREA - Two prominent South Korean women’s magazines have featured U.S. beef in their December issues, signaling a possible change in the public attitude toward U.S. beef in this key export market. ...
28 November 2008
Korean Supermarkets Resume US Beef SalesKOREA, SOUTH - Major South Korean discount retailers E-Mart, Home Plus and Lotte Mart resumed selling imported US beef on Thursday this week....
26 November 2008
S.Korean Retailers to Accept US BeefKOREA, SOUTH - Major South Korean retailers said on Tuesday that they would resume sales of U.S. beef which were suspended five years ago due to fears about mad cow disease. ...
19 November 2008
Seoul Searches for Answers to Canadian BSE caseSOUTH KOREA - Seoul said it will deploy inspectors to Canada to investigate what caused the country's most recent case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to South Korean media reports. ...
S. Korea Becomes Largest US Beef MarketKOREA, SOUTH - South Korea became the largest export market for U.S. beef in September as local buyers moved to stockpile the meat in anticipation of greater demand down the road, a report showed Wednesday....
25 September 2008
U.S. Beef Soaring in South KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Just a few months ago, the streets of downtown Seoul were occupied by demonstrators protesting against the import U.S. beef. According to a number of polls, an absolute majority of people said they would not eat U.S. beef because they feel...
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