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Korea relies heavily on imports to fulfill its food and agricultural needs. Korea maintains a strong food processing industry that manufactures a wide variety of food and beverage products.

In 2017, domestic raw milk production totaled 2.06 million MT, down less than 1 percent from 2016. Since the FMD outbreak in 2010, local raw milk production has over-corrected....

In marketing year 2018/2019, FAS Seoul projects that Korea’s pear production will decline by close to 20 percent from the previous marketing year to 214,000 MT....

In Marketing Year (MY) 2018/19, heavy rains during the planting season caused farmers to opt out of the government program to reduce rice acreage and continue planting rice.

Infographic exploring the growth of U.S. potato products exports over the last 10 years.

Korea, a producer of mainly the “Singo” variety, is a major exporter to the United States accounting for a total of 9,700 metric tons (MT) in MY 2014/15 under the supervision of an APHIS preclearance

Professor Yang, an invited speaker at the 4th annual Roundtable on DPRK Agriculture hosted by FAS/Seoul, presented a paper entitled “Marketization in North Korea: Implications for Agriculture,”...

Imports of American food and agricultural products into Korea in 2015 are forecast to total $7.2 billion, down 11 percent from the previous year...

On November 13, 2015, Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) released its revised 2015 rice production estimate of 4.33 million metric tons.

Post revises rice production upward, despite a decline in planted area, based on record average yields of 5.33 MT/ha, due to favorable weather in September.

In 2014, $56 billion in local dairy product sales were one-percent higher than 2013.

Korea’s production of beef is expected to decrease in 2015 and 2016 due to reduced cattle supplies. At the same time consumption will increase slightly allowing for greater imports including U.S. beef