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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak triggers emergency response in North Gyeongsang

North Gyeongsang has culled infected pigs and cattle, halted livestock movement and begun mass vaccinations as officials move to contain its first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in 11 years.

2026.7.5

The photo shows a frozen dumpling display at a large supermarket in Seoul on March 9. [YONHAP]

CJ CheilJedang reorganizes, sells livestock feed unit to Dutch company

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.

2025.10.1

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Shoppers browse snacks at a large supermarket in Seoul on Aug. 10. [YONHAP]

Producer prices up for 2nd month in July: BOK

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.

2025.8.21

Kim Yong-beom, presidential chief of staff for policy, left, and Wi Sung-lac, national security adviser, attend a briefing at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul on July 25. [NEWS1]

Agricultural products included on Trump tariff talk agenda, says Korea's presidential office

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.

2025.7.25

Watermelons are sold at a market in southern Seoul on July 13. [YONHAP]

Gov't to move to minimize effect of abnormal summer weather on agricultural products, livestock

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.

2025.7.14

Chickens lie motionless from the heat at a poultry farm in Naju, South Jeolla, on July 10 as daily heat wave advisories continue. [NEWS1]

Livestock deaths skyrocket as record heat wave broils Korea

Record-breaking heat continues to sweep across Korea, with livestock deaths rising sharply as farmers struggle to protect animals from extreme conditions.

2025.7.10

Byambasuren Davaajav, 65, a dairy farmer from a village of Jargalant, poses for a photograph with his cattle at his house in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on April 15. [GLOBAL CIVIC SHARING]

Korea's development model takes root on the Mongolian steppe

A Korean NGO is helping Mongolian pastoralists support themselves using Korea's own development experience of the 1970s.

2025.4.22

A livestock cooperative federation employee disinfects a livestock market in Yeongam, South Jeolla, on March 17, amidst an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the first in almost two years. [YONHAP]

South Jeolla sees Korea's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly two years

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.

2025.3.17

A customer shops for fruit at a supermarket in Seoul on Thursday. The government will exempt or lower tariffs for 21 types of fruit to combat skyrocketing fruit prices. Fresh fruit including bananas, pineapples, mangoes, grapefruit and avocados are on the tariff reduction list, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance's economic policies for 2024 that was announced Thursday. [NEWS1]

Fruit fighters

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.

2024.1.4

Korea imports more beef, pork and chicken as less go for local

Imports of beef, pork and chicken in Korea each jumped around 30 percent this year. From January to May, around $948.3 million worth of pork was imported, according to Korea Agricultural Trade Information (KATI).

2022.7.13