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4001	SOMMET 2020 confirmed for October	To date, organizers have reached more than 90% of last year's commercial volume: 1,380 exhibitors on 870 stands, for a total of 78,733 sqm.	<p>A recent decree allowing exhibition centers in France to host events (fairs and exhibitions) from September 1, without limiting the number of visitors was published on July 27 and organizers of Sommet de L'Elevage decide to announce the date of this year's event: 7-9 October 2020. In addition, the State services (Puy-de-Dôme prefecture) approved a sanitary plan, drawn up jointly with the fair-grounds manager. This plan includes commitments in terms of disinfection of spaces, hydro-alcoholic gel distribution and face mask use.<br />"To date, we have reached more than 90% of last year's commercial volume: 1,380 exhibitors on 870 stands, for a total of 78,733 sqm. Regarding competitions and animal presentations, the usual 1,200 breeder-exhibitors responded.<br />Regarding visitors, a survey was carried out in collaboration with the REUSSIR press group. It tells us that more than 75% of visitors from last year intend to come over," stated the organizers in a press release.</p>	1		Events		2020-07-31 09:20:02	2025-05-15 07:14:42	Details Edit Delete
1034	South Africa bans some meat products from Brazil	Three Brazilian facilities are affected by the move, their MDM products being suspected to be at the centre of the listeriosis outbreak in the African country.	<p>Since March, the South African Department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries suspended meat imports from three Brazilian production facilities under the suspicion that some meat products imported in the past 12 months could be linked the listeriosis outbreak that hit the African country.<br />The announcement came after a new episode has begun in the Weak Flesh scandal in Brazil, which started a year ago and is targeting the Brazilian meat industry. Bomikazi Molapo, the department's spokesperson, confirmed that South Africa suspended imports of meat from these facilities on March 16 when it received an official report from the Brazilian authorities, informs Mail&Guardian newspaper.<br />A number of firms, including BRF, one of the largest poultry exporters in the world, have been implicated in the scandal. Two of the recently suspended facilities belong to BRF. <br />At this time, South Africa's authorities are investigating if the listeriosis outbreak has caused by the imported mechanically deboned meat (MDM), a key ingredient for the processed meat products like viennas and polony.<br />In 2017, South Africa has imported a volume of 202,000 tons of MDM from countries in the European Union, the United States, Thailand and Brazil. A large portion of that volume came from Brazil.<br />In total, South Africa has put under the suspension a number of 21 establishments that were implicated in the wider Brazilian meat investigation. The latest phase of the Operation Weak Flesh has led to the arrest of numerous officials as well as industry players — including that of BRF’s former chief executive.<br />Still, the tests effectuated on the MDM imported by South Africa have not revealed any evidence that the ST6 string of the virus has been found on these products. Also, the Brazilian embassy in Pretoria claims that the irregularities questioned in the Weak Flesh scandal could be associated with possible cases of Salmonella and are not linked to cases of listeriosis. <br />In a recent press statement, the embassy noted that Brazilian companies export processed meat to many other countries and no outbreak of the disease could be linked to Brazilian products anywhere else in the world.</p> <p>“Processed meat is used as a raw material for different products available for consumption and it is therefore subject to industrial processes that should eliminate any risk of contamination by Listeria,” it said.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-02 07:00:47	2025-05-14 21:00:10	Details Edit Delete
7803	South Africa mission to ‘meat’ appetite for British produce	A group of UK exporters headed to South Africa as part of a mission to help meet the country’s growing appetite for red meat.	<p><span lang="DE">Six UK export businesses joined our five-day mission to meet with leading importers and distributors of beef and pork in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">It also included a reception at the Trade Commissioner’s residence in Johannesburg, coordinated in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">In the first half of this year the UK shipped 2,772 tonnes of beef, worth £2.4 million, to South Africa – up 50% in volume and 27% in value on the year. In the same period 3,167 tonnes of pig meat, worth £5.4 million, were also exported – up 34% in volume and 52% in value on the year respectively.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">AHDB’s Prospects for UK agri-food exports has highlighted opportunities to grow the export of red meat into South Africa.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">Jonathan Eckley, AHDB Head of International Trade Development, said: </span><span lang="DE">"International trade development is one of the cornerstones of AHDB’s activities, working together with industry and government to expand red meat and dairy exports around the world.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"South Africa presents a number of opportunities for UK exports of beef and pork, and the figures for the first half of this year are encouraging. This mission highlights our ongoing commitment to support exporters develop global opportunities for red meat exports across a broad portfolio of international markets.</span></p> <p><span lang="DE">"It also provides the platform for us to continue to enhance the UK’s reputation as supplier of high-quality red meat and variety meat".</span></p>	1		Market	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2024-10-10 00:15:07	2025-05-15 15:07:03	Details Edit Delete
3649	South Africa plans increased tariffs for US, Brazil poultry	That could bring relief for the local producers as the food-service sector is migrating to cheaper imports.	<p>South Africa plans to raise tariffs on US and Brazil poultry imports to support local producers, according to Capetown ETC newspaper. In mid-February, officials have mentioned that a new set of tariffs may apply soon for poultry products imported from the US and Brazil, as the local industry is threatened by the cheap prices of those items. The South African poultry industry offers 54,000 jobs for the inhabitants and could add some more if protected against cheap imports, according to the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA).<br />“We trust that the tariff will be set at an appropriate level to bring the much-needed relief from unfair trade to South Africa’s chicken producers who have been battling to compete in a trade environment that has favoured unfair imports. Not all imports are unfairly traded and our poultry industry can compete with Brazil, the US and the EU on an equal playing field, which the tariff should ensure,” said Izaak Breitenbach, GM of SAPA’s Broiler Organisation in a statement.<br />Poultry imports from the EU will not be hit by these new tariffs as the two parts have signed a free-trade agreement. Experts are expecting tariffs to be set at 45% for the measure not to have an influence on prices. Currently, tariffs are 12% for boneless chicken and 37% for frozen bone-in pieces. In the last two years, South Africa has imported almost 400,000 tonnes of poultry per year.</p>	1		Market		2020-03-03 08:25:50	2025-05-15 14:33:49	Details Edit Delete
2781	South Africa reopens the EU market for ostrich meat exports	A ban on ostrich meat from South Africa has been imposed a year ago due to residue testing procedures which did not meet the EU's requirements.	<p>South Africa can resume its ostrich meat exports to the European Union after a one-year ban imposed for residue testing procedures which did not meet the EU's requirements. Last week, the European Commission announced that will reopen the market for South African ostrich meat.<br />The EU is the largest market for South African ostrich meat and the ban has put the sector under the pressure in the last months. South Africa currently holds around 75%  of the global ostrich market share, with 80% of the country's ostrich meat coming from the Western Cape, informs Xinhua agency.<br />"The resumption of meat trade will help ease the pressure that ostrich farmers in the country, particularly in the Western Cape province, have been experiencing in recent years," said Beverley Schafer, the Western Cape provincial minister of economic opportunities.<br />Ostrich exports are divided into meat, leather and feathers, with meat and leather being the most lucrative of the markets in the Western Cape.</p>	1		Industry		2019-04-02 10:27:03	2025-05-15 07:47:20	Details Edit Delete
897	South Africa's listeria crisis shows the first of the culprits	The disease that took the lives of 180 people was triggered by "polony", a popular type of sausage in the country.	<p>A cold, processed meat product made by South Africa’s biggest producer of consumer foods is the cause of the ongoing outbreak, which has a stunning 27 percent fatality rate, informs Food Safety News magazine.<br />According to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa’s Minister of Health, the crisis was triggered by two unrelated brands of "polony" made by the Tiger Brands unit of Enterprise Foods and Rainbow Chicken Limited. The minister said the polony products are being recalled but the threat is still present as all processed meat products that are sold as ready-to-eat could be infected.<br />"We advise members of the public to avoid all processed meat products that are sold as ready-to-eat. While we know that polony is definitely implicated, there is a risk of cross-contamination of other ready-to-eat processed meat products, either at production, distribution or retail. Listeria on the exterior casing (packaging) of polony can be transferred to other products it comes into contact with, including viennas, russians, frankfurters, other sausages, and other cold meat products that are typically not cooked before eating", explained the official.<br />The source of the present outbreak is the Enterprise Food production facility located in Polokwane where 16 samples of polony were tested positive for the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak strain known as ST6. Since January 2017, the listeria outbreak killed 180 of approximately 900 cases confirmed. 43% of the victims were babies.<br />For now, Rainbow Chicken Limited (RCL) announced that it is suspending all production of its Rainbow polony brand. An RCL production facility is under investigation in the Listeria probe.</p> <p>Several southern African states, including Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Botswana and Zambia, have banned processed meat from South Africa after it said it had identified the source of a food poisoning outbreak.</p> <p>(<em>Photo source: Southern Eye</em>)</p>	1		Retail		2018-03-06 07:00:46	2025-05-15 07:47:36	Details Edit Delete
2422	South African meat imports banned in several countries	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana have banned the imports of meat and animal products from South Africa as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak with which the country is currently struggling.	<p>The disease was first detected in the northern district of Limpopo, a province which is bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.</p> <p>South African authorities said the embargo and outbreak will not affect the country's meat export business and announced that the affected areas are under quarantine and that there are investigations currently taking place to determine the cause of the outbreak and to stop the disease from spreading.</p> <p>The World Organisation for Animal Health has placed a suspension on the country's FMD free status license. South Africa will receive back the status once the outbreak is fully put under control.</p>	1		Industry		2019-01-13 09:01:01	2025-05-15 03:48:51	Details Edit Delete
1160	South African pork industry to lose over $80 million after listeria outbreak	The pork industry from South Africa is expected to report estimated loses amounting to R1 billion ($81.4 million) after being hit by the listeria outbreak that took the lives of 199 people, as reported by Business Day.	<p>FNB Agri-Business senior agricultural economist Paul Makube said in a statement that the listeria outbreak caused a drop in pork product prices and a drop in demand for cold and processed meats, while prices for other meat products are currently increasing, according to Business Day.</p> <p>Mr. Makube added that South African pork farmers are redirecting the pigs for the fresh meat market and this is generating a surplus, while in the meantime there is also an increased pressure on low prices because of this.</p> <p>Earlier in April, Johann Kotzé, CEO at South African Pork Producers’ Organisation, said that the pig prices went down by 40% and 50% and that the local pork industry shall suffer a loss of an estimated R45 million ($3.6 million) a week.</p> <p>FNB says that prices for other meats increased by nearly 6% after the outbreak.</p>	1		Industry		2018-04-24 14:02:19	2025-05-15 01:44:59	Details Edit Delete
4109	South African poultry production increases by 5%	Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the Poultry Master Plan initiated by the authorities is creating its effects on the market.	<p>In the first 8 months of the year, poultry production in South Africa has increased by 5% compared with the same period last yera, according to the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. "This is despite the challenges in the operating environment brought on by COVID-19," officials from the department commented. The achievment comes after a Poultry Master Plan was put in place in November 2019. The Poultry Sector Master Plan was signed by stakeholders at the 2019 South African Investment Conference in November 2019. It has been developed in close partnership between government and a number of stakeholders in the industry, including poultry producers, processors, exporters, importers and organised labour. The meeting reflected on the implementation of the key actions agreed on and measures required to realise the agreed vision.<br />The objectives of the Poultry Master Plan hinge on increasing local chicken consumption and growing the demand for chicken, while also addressing the exporting of locally produced cooked and raw chicken products.</p> <p>Poultry producers have pledged to invest R1.7 billion ($ 453 million) towards the expansion and improvement of productive capacity. Some of the investment projects have already been completed, including the expansion of hatchery and processing facilities. In addition, the financing model for contract farming has been developed to assist in assessing the producer's business viability and profitability. To drive exports, the poultry industry has strategically prioritised countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for the export of poultry products. The industry will also target markets, which include the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, those within the African Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Middle East.</p>	1		Industry		2020-09-21 10:21:14	2025-05-15 15:07:04	Details Edit Delete
790	South Africans are calling for a total overhaul of the entire food safety system	The measure is desperately needed as the biggest listeriosis outbreak in the world killed 164.	<p> </p> <p>South Africa is in need of a major reform in food safety system after a mysterious outbreak of listeria killed 164 of 872 confirmed cases in the last month. 43% of the dead are babies, informs <a href="https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/02/listeria-south-africa/#.WobU8Xz8vIU">Food Safety News </a>magazine.<br />The situation is causing panic among the local population or a state of "listeria hysteria" as the president of South African Association of Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST), Lucia Anelich, called it. 90% of the cases presented the same strain of infection which led to the conclusion that the source of the disease was a single food product or range of food products consumed often and by both rich and poor across South Africa; “Cold meats, for example, range from viennas and polony to more expensive slices of ham.”, assumed Anelich. A food safety expert and an epidemiologist with listeriosis experience have been sent to South Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO) to help identify the source of the outbreak.</p> <p>WHO officials are criticizing the South African authorities for ignoring the risk of an outbreak and maintaining the number of environmental health practitioners responsible for monitoring all food outlets from restaurants to informal vendors under 2,000 when the system is in need of at least 5,000 practitioners. Also, the public request a dramatic overhaul of our legislation and the entire food safety system, as Lucia Anelich pointed out after a SAAFoST workshop on this subject.</p>	1		Industry		2018-02-16 16:00:07	2025-05-14 16:47:51	Details Edit Delete
2795	South American beef producers are having a tremendous start of the year	Argentina and Brazil are expected to ramp up exports this year, as the depreciation of the Brazilian real and Argentine peso allows them to push cheap beef onto the global market.	<p>South American beef exports have continued to expand in the first two months of 2019, with Argentina and Brazil as main players in the global beef market, says the latest report from Meat and Livestock Australia and Steiner Consulting.<br />During last year, Argentinian beef exports have increased by 74%, followed by Brazil (12%) and Uruguay (7%).<br />47% of the beef exported from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay went to the Asian markets, with China as the main destination. Even this year, China represents the main market for South American beef producers. Over January and February, Argentina reported an increase of 100% for beef exports to China. Exports from Uruguay contracted 10% year-on-year amid tight supplies but shipments to China lifted 18%.<br />In the same period, Brazil reported an increase of 10% in beef exports but that came after resuming trade with Russia and increasing the volume of beef sent to UAE, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, shows the report.<br />According to the report, Argentina and Brazil still have the capacity to ramp up beef exports in 2019, as weak currencies and the poor-performing economies draw product away from the domestic market and into export markets.</p>	1		Industry		2019-04-05 09:05:32	2025-05-15 09:36:49	Details Edit Delete
1906	South Europe's pork market shows small gains for producers, losses for packers		<p>Pig prices in Spain, Portugal and Italy are below those encountered in the last two years and the phenomenon can be easily explained by a balanced supply and demand situation, believes Mercedes Vega, Genesus General Director for Spain, Italy and Portugal.<br />In the latest market report, Vega explains the smouldering conflict that it has opposed the Spanish producers and the packers in the last months.<br />"Currently the packers are losing money, while the producers are earning around € 19 per pig, if we take as a reference the cost of production from the first semester of 1.05 to 1.1 € / kg liveweight. In addition to this situation, we must acknowledge that this year supply and demand is more or less balanced. Unlike other summers, the sales of hogs have been relatively even: the weight has been compensated with the higher number of pigs slaughtered.<br />All this has led to a non-agreement between the Mercolleida Market’s participants, pig producers and packers. They had to resort to the Governing Board in order to arbitrate the price reference. The industry wants to stop the losses’ while the producer tries to prevent future losses, but in fact, the whole industry is facing a balanced supply and demand", shows the report.<br />At this moment, Spanish pig prices are almost to the level of 2015 but producers are compensating through hog weights that are higher than those recorded in the last five years. The actual market price is € 1,225 / kg live, against € 1,389 / kg in 2017 and average slaughter weight is at 106.09 kg compared to 105.45 kg in 2017 and 103.2 kg in 2015.</p>	1		Industry		2018-09-14 09:44:36	2025-05-14 21:47:08	Details Edit Delete
4511	South Korea bans ruminant meat products from 36 countries	A notice on the banning of food imports from countries with a history of mad cow disease (BSE) was published this week by the government.	<p>South Korea decided to ban all imports of ruminant meat products, such as beef, sheep, and mutton, from 36 countries with a history of mad cow disease (BSE). Officials explained that the notice is based on Article 21 of the Food Sanitation Act adopted by the Asian country this year. All the 36 countries mentioned in the document have a history of mad cow disease outbreaks, according to Food Navigator Asia. This will have a big impact on exporters in the UK, USA, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan along with other small suppliers from all over the world.<br />The document is referring to "food and food additives made from ruminant animals or their by-products" and allows imports of beef fat or collagen only if the product carries a certificate issued by the government. For now, beef and beef product imports coming from animals under 30 months old are allowed for Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Mexico, New Zealand, Uruguay, the Netherlands, and the US, as at this age cattle are rarely affected by the disease. Lamb, mutton, and sheep meat imports will be allowed only from Australia and New Zealand. The decision may also be a sign of protectionism for the domestic sector as many of the imported goods were cheaper than the ones produced in South Korea.</p>	1		Industry		2021-03-02 10:52:47	2025-05-15 13:28:11	Details Edit Delete
5998	South Korea confirms new bird flu case at a duck farm	South Korea has confirmed a new case of avian influenza at a duck farm in a southern region, local officials said.	<p>The highly pathogenic avian influenza strain of H5N1 was found at the farm located in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, according to the officials.<br />The new case brought the total bird flu infections confirmed in the province this winter to four. About 15,000 ducks have been culled at the farm and those located nearby.</p> <p>Local authorities have enforced restrictions on vehicles moving in and out of the affected area for 24 hours as part of preventive measures.</p>	1		Industry	adrian.lazar@industriacarnii.ro	2023-01-05 03:03:00	2025-05-15 11:27:40	Details Edit Delete
3264	South Korea confirms the second ASF outbreak	Another farm located near the North Korean border was hit by the disease.	<p>South Korea confirmed the existence of a second Africa Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in a pig farm located in Yeoncheon, near the North Korean border, where the first case was reported earlier this week.<br />Around 4,700 pigs at the Yeoncheon farm and a neighboring farm would be culled. Some 8,500 pigs are living at other farms within a three km radius of where the second case was found, according to MENAFN.<br />South Korea is the 9th Asian country affected by the disease that keeps spreading to Asia and Europe. The country's pig herd is about 11 million head and South Korea already imports about one-third of the pork consumed in the domestic market. Last year, pork consumption per capita was about 27 kilos. In the first eight months of this year, South Korea imported 374,961 tonnes of pork, down 3.6% from 388,772 tonnes over the same period a year earlier, according to customs data. In 2018, South Korea’s pork imports were over 570,000 tonnes.<br />Currently, 9 Asian countries are affected by the disease: China, Vietnam, Mongolia, North Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines, and South Korea.</p>	1		Industry		2019-09-18 08:45:03	2025-05-15 04:47:11	Details Edit Delete
4440	South Korea culls 20 million birds due to bird flu	The measure has increased prices of eggs by 25% and is forcing the government to allow imports without taxes.	<p>Egg prices in South Korea have skyrocketed in the last three months due to avian influenza in poultry farms. According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, since November, authorities have ordered the culling of 19.9 million birds in an attempt to stop the spread of the Avian Influenza outbreak that has been affecting. 82% (16 million head) of those cullings were carried in laying hen farms, causing a spike in egg prices.<br />Until last week the country had registered 73 different outbreaks of the disease, caused by a strain of type H5N8. in just one week the average price of eggs increased 24.2%, while chicken meat increased by almost 10%.<br />In an attempt to minimize these increases, the South Korean government announced that it intends to import up to 50 thousand tons of fresh eggs and egg products, without tariffs, by the end of June.<br />Also, a large number of cases reported in wild birds (87) is further hampering the efforts to curb the spread of the virus on local poultry farms. So far, South Korean authorities decided to depopulate all poultry farms within a radius of three kilometres from each detected outbreak.</p>	1		Industry		2021-01-27 04:56:55	2025-05-15 05:52:30	Details Edit Delete
3275	South Korea hopes to keep pork exports intact	Officials in Seoul believe that the two ASF cases reported last week would not have an impact on pork exports.	<p>Counting on the fact that the two ASF outbreaks registered last week in South Korea's border region with North Korea, Seoul authorities are optimistic about the chance to secure access for Korean pork to its main export markets.<br />Last year, South Korea shipped $217,899 worth of pork to three destinations, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.<br />Nevertheless, the hope to keep open all the markets may be more like wishful thinking. The Philippines has already placed a ban on South Korean pork imports, while Thailand has increased its biosecurity measures in front of the ASF wave in Asia.<br />Earlier this year, Thailand's government published an estimate on economic damage that would occur if the ASF virus reaches the country. The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives asses that if the disease infects 30% of the swine population, the economic damage will total 21.17 billion baht ($672 million). In the scenario of a 50% swine infection rate, the economic damage climbs to 35.28 billion baht ($1.1 billion) while in the 80% infection rate scenario the economic damage reaches 56.45 billion baht ($1.8 billion). In fact, the fear of an ASF outbreak is so high that some large pig producers in Thailand have started buying pigs from backyard farms located around their premises.<br />The Thai Swine Raisers Association, which is the national grouping of pig farmers in Thailand, is requesting pig farmers across the country to pool the money at a similar rate as the cooperative.</p> <p>The association is expected to get USD 3.3 million from the donation. This amount of money will be used to buy pigs from backyard farms and poor biosecurity farms along the provinces bordering Laos and Cambodia. This is aiming to set up a buffer zone to prevent the ASF virus to get into the pig production areas that are located farther away from the border," explained Paul Anderson, General Manager SE Asia and International Sales Manager, Genesus Inc.<br />As for Hong Kong and UAE, the statement may be correct, both countries allowing pork imports from Ukraine, another country that is fighting ASF. "It is unlikely that ASF will affect exports of pork to Hong Kong and the UAE. The exports, however, may be affected if the disease spreads to other regions," said an official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, quoted by the Korea Herald newspaper.</p> <p>The ministry said exports to Hong Kong will remain steady as the farms shipping pork to the city are located in South Gyeongsang Province, roughly 300 kilometers from the infected farms.</p> <p>The UAE also allows imports of South Korean pork products as long as they have quarantine certificates issued by Seoul. Exports to Thailand have been halted a few months ago due to contract issues.</p>	1		Industry		2019-09-24 05:52:20	2025-05-15 05:19:04	Details Edit Delete
1230	South Korea imported more pork in Q1 2018	South Korea has increased its fresh/frozen pork imports by 15% in the first three months of 2018 compared to the similar period from 2017, reaching a total of 147,000 tons, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's (AHDB) latest analysis.	<p>Bethan Wilkins, an analyst at AHDB, says that "it was primarily the US that capitalized on increasing South Korean demand." The pork exports from the US were 50,400 tons, or over a third higher than year-earlier levels.</p> <p>The EU reported an increase in its pork exports to South Korea of 8% in the same period. This resulted, according to Wilkins, in a drop by four percentage points of the market share for the EU shipments. Wilkins says that at 75,500 tons, the EU pork accounts for over a half of South Korea's total pork imports.</p> <p>The value of the country's pork import market was 483bn SK Won ($447.4 million) in the first quarter of 2018, increasing by 5% compared to year-earlier levels.</p> <p>"However, while the value of US shipments was 30% higher, a 12% decline in the average price of EU shipments meant the total value of these imports was back 5%," added Wilkins.</p> <p>The popularity of pork continues to increase in South Korea, and the latest USDA forecasts anticipate that domestic consumption could increase around 2% (+33,000 tonnes cwe) this year. However, domestic production is also expected to rise 3% (+38,000 tonnes cwe), reflecting expansion in the pig herd recorded during 2017.</p> <p>Based on USDA's figures, Wilkins says that pork imports to South Korea are expected to decline this year, especially due to the fact that the local population prefers domestic pork over imported pork.</p>	1		Market		2018-05-09 11:56:00	2025-05-15 04:05:54	Details Edit Delete
2464	South Korea increased its seafood exports to ASEAN countries	In the Chinese market, more expensive products such as abalone, sea cucumber and crab gained popularity.	<p>South Korea's seafood exports have increased in the last year thanks to an expanding market for expensive products in China and recent vitalization of Vietnam’s frozen-food processing industry, according to <a href="https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/china-asean-countries-emerge-as-biggest-consumers-of-korean-agro-fishery-products-0">Eleven</a> magazine.<br />The Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries informed that exports of fishery products hit an all-time high of $2.386 billion in 2018, surpassing the former record of $2.383 billion set in 2012.<br />Japan and China were the main destinations for seafood exports with $760 million and $390 million respectively but the value of exports on the Japanese market has decreased by 1.2% compared with previous year while the Chinese market has grown by 6.1%.<br />There was a high demand for expensive products such as abalone (+3,133.1%), sea cucumber (299.6%) and crab (215%) in the Chinese market, observed the officials. In Southeast Asia, fishery product exports to Vietnam climbed 29.4% to post $130 million. In particular, frozen tuna exports to the nation jumped 220.7% from $9.99 million in 2017 to $23.17 million in 2018 due to recent vitalization of Vietnam’s frozen-food processing industry.</p>	1		Industry		2019-01-21 04:36:17	2025-05-15 01:28:11	Details Edit Delete
1942	South Korea is showing interest in Spanish traditional products	An official delegation paid a visit to a processing facility in Seva to see how the Salchichon de Vic PGI sausages are made.	<p>Representatives from the Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) and the National Service for Quality Management of Agricultural Products (NAQ) visited a meat plant in Catalonia to see the exact process of making traditional sausages.<br />The South Korean delegation was received at the Splendid Foods plant in Seva where the guests learned about the quality systems of the Salchichon de Vic PGI and its process of elaboration and certification.<br />The visit is part of the market research that both organizations are doing on the certification system, the criteria that follow and the manufacturing process of different products, for the development they are carrying out of a certification system and standards food for traditional foods, reports <a href="https://carnica.cdecomunicacion.es/noticias/28521/corea-se-interesa-por-el-salchichon-de-vic?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180921-carnica">CdeComunicacion</a> magazine.<br />KFRI and NAQ are funded by the Korean Government and are responsible for certification and research in the fields of food, agriculture and fishing industry, in order to continue working on the development of the food industry in their country and the quality of life of consumers in South Korea.<br />According to Eurostat data, EU pork exports to South Korea rose by 15% in July, this year, compared to the same month of 2017. Nevertheless, the Korean market for pork is divided between the US and EU, with US pork leading Korea’s imports of picnics and butts while Europe supplies most of the bellies. But Korea is also importing more of a wider range of US pork cuts, including loins, hams and ribs. In the first seven months of the year, US pork exports to South Korea increased by 44% compared to the same period last year, reaching a volume of 148,233 tonnes, according to US Meat Export Federation data.</p>	1		Industry		2018-09-21 15:24:06	2025-05-15 06:59:29	Details Edit Delete

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