South Korean Meat Imports Higher

SOUTH KOREA - As the result of the recent foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks, the country's imports of pork and beef were up significnalty in the first half of this year.
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South Korea's imports of pork and beef surged in the first half of the year from a year earlier due to the spread of FMD that led to the culling of millions of animals here, a state agency said Tuesday.

Yonhap reports the Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency announcement that South Korea imported 219,681 tons of pork in the January-June period, up 120 per cent from 99,899 tons a year earlier.

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