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After two consecutive years of reduced chicken production in 2021 and 2022, Korea’s chicken production is projected to recover by 1.6 percent to 945,000 metric tons (MT) in 2023 due to increased chicken inventory and rising consumer demand.

Korean seafood imports totaled $5.74 billion in 2021, up 9 percent from 2020, with imports from the United States increasing slightly to $217 million. The United States remains the fifth largest seafood exporter to Korea with a 3.8 percent market share.

The United States exported 836 million gallons of non-beverage ethanol in 2015, nearly all of which was used for fuel.

In 2014, total Korean imports of seafood were $4.16 billion, up 16.7 percent from 2013 due to the increased demand and rising prices.