The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering served as an opportunity to further boost the country's exports of various agro-livestock products with the growing popularity of Korean cuisine across the globe, the agriculture minister said.
Korean food company CJ Cheiljedang Corp. has sold its wholly owned livestock feed affiliate to a Dutch firm for 210.9 billion won ($150 million) as part of a business reorganization.
Korea's producer prices rose 0.4% in July, marking the second consecutive month of increase, driven by higher agricultural and livestock product prices, despite a decline in utility costs.
Agricultural products have been included as one of the agenda items in the ongoing tariff talks with the United States, Korea's presidential office said on Friday, signaling a concession in this area.
The government will work to minimize the possible damage from recent heat waves and heavy rain on agricultural products and livestock to prevent price hikes, senior officials said Monday.
Record-breaking heat continues to sweep across Korea, with livestock deaths rising sharply as farmers struggle to protect animals from extreme conditions.
A Korean NGO is helping Mongolian pastoralists support themselves using Korea's own development experience of the 1970s.
A livestock cooperative federation employee disinfects a livestock market in Yeongam, South Jeolla, on Monday amidst an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the first in almost two years.
The government will exempt or lower tariffs for 21 types of fruit including bananas, pineapples and avocados to combat skyrocketing fruit prices, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Thursday.
The 2023 Livestock Judging Contest, hosted by Nonghyup Bank's Chungnam headquarters, opened Thursday in Hongseong county, South Chungcheong. The contest celebrates the very best of hanwoo, a breed of small cattle native to Korea.
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