South Korea: U.S. Eggs Break Into the Korean Egg Market
In the final stages of a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) outbreak that has resulted in the culling of over 30 million birds, South Korea has opened its market for the first time for shell eggs from the United States. The first U.S. exports of shell eggs arrived in Korea on January 12, 2017. USDA continues to work with the Korean government to open the market for U.S. liquid egg products, liquid egg white, salted eggs and pidan. The following is a description of the Korean egg market, current tariff situation, and requirements for exporting shell eggs to Korea.
