Prices of livestock products are on the rise as infectious diseases carried by animals, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF), spread.
Customers at a hypermarket in Seoul look at eggs on March 10, as prices continue to rise amid the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which has led to expanded culling and reduced production.
Korea's fried chicken franchises can breathe a sigh of relief as the government decided to partially lift its ban on Brazilian chicken imports, allowing shipments from regions unaffected by avian influenza.
The Agriculture Ministry said Wednesday that it has confirmed the season's first highly pathogenic bird flu case at a local farm and issued a standstill order on poultry farms nationwide.
Eggs are displayed at a large supermarket in downtown Seoul on Monday.
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