Crop Industry News: Korea, South
Monday, May 13, 2013
USGC Conference Reassures Korean Customers of US PartnershipSOUTH KOREA - "The American agricultural system is astounding. We will overproduce again, you can bank on it," said Kelly Davis of the Renewable Fuels Association. During his presentation at...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Import Price Hike for Agricultural and Fishery Goods in MarchSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's import prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products rose slightly in March from a year earlier, a customs agency report showed....
Monday, April 01, 2013
South Korea's Ag, Fishery Exports Grew by 4.22 per cent in 2012SOUTH KOREA - Based on Korean export data provided by Korea Customs and Trade Development Institution, Korea’s exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry exports rose 4.22 per cent in 2012...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
South Korea's Price-driven Market Ready to Rebound SOUTH KOREA - US Grains Council's talks with major South Korean importers send one message loud and clear: Korea has a strong preference for US corn provided that it is competitively priced....
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Korea Increases US DDGS Imports, Mixed Feed Production SOUTH KOREA - 2012 was overall a good year for US distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in Korea. On a customs cleared basis, Korea imported more than 505,000 metric tons of DDGS in 2012,...
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
South Korea's Agricultural Exports Rise 7.9 per cent in NovemberSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's exports of food and agricultural products increased significantly last month on growing shipments to Russia and Asian countries, the government said Tuesday, 11 December....
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Downward Revision of South Korean Rice ProductionSOUTH KOREA - The USDA has revised South Korea's estimated rice production downward to 4 million tonnes, from it's initial estimate of 4.1 million tonnes....
Thursday, October 18, 2012
S.Korean Prices of Imported Farm Goods Decline in SeptemberSOUTH KOREA - Prices of imported farm goods in South Korea declined 7.5 per cent last month despite concerns that extreme weather conditions would bring about price hikes, customs office data...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Gov't to Purchase 370,000 Tons of Rice for StockpileSOUTH KOREA - The government will purchase 370,000 tons of rice this year as part of a national stockpile that can be used to help control prices and also in times of emergency, such as war,...
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Seoul to Limit Fallout of China FTA on Farm SectorSOUTH KOREA - South Korea will draw up safeguard measures to minimise the fallout of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China on its farming sector, the Seoul government said....
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Fish Led Farm, Food Export Jump in First QuarterSOUTH KOREA - South Korea’s food and agriculture exports rose more than 11 per cent on-year in the first quarter of 2012 on solid demand in the United States, Japan and China, the government...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Insight into Korea's Corn Market SectorsSOUTH KOREA - According to Byong Ryol Min, US Grains Council director in Korea, the United States supplied 77.6 per cent of Korea’s corn imports in 2011. ...
Monday, February 13, 2012
USDA: Republic of Korea Grain and Feed UpdateUS - The Korean government recently released the 2012 Minimum Market Access (MMA) rice purchasing plan. Under the MMA, Korea will purchase nearly 368,006 MT of rice, comprised of 162,778 MT under...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Minister Urges Greater Efforts to Boost Farm ExportsSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's agriculture minister on Thursday urged increased efforts to boost the country's food and agricultural exports, stating the country's free trade agreement (FTA) with...
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Seoul To Expand Help For Fishing & Ag SectorsSOUTH KOREA - South Korea will expand its support for the fishery and agricultural sectors to ease their losses from a massive influx of outside products under free trade agreements (FTAs), the...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Food & Agriculture Exports Jump To New HighSOUTH KOREA - South Korea's exports of food and other agricultural products surged to a new monthly high for the year last month, largely on growing demands from Japan and China, the government...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
South Korea Livestock Issues Impact Grain DemandSOUTH KOREA - Even with the news that the worst of the livestock sector disease problems are now somewhat under control, the impact on both production and consumption is forecast to be significant...
Monday, June 13, 2011
MAP, FMD Funding Boost USGC Efforts in S KoreaSOUTH KOREA - US grain farmer checkoff investments in international market development, combined with USDA Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Access Programme (MAP) funds, have helped...
Friday, May 27, 2011
S Korea to Impose Tariffs on Rice Imports SOUTH KOREA- The South Korean government has decided to pursue an early imposition of tariffs on rice imports in a bid to deal with its growing rice reserves, local media reported Tuesday. ...
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Report: South Korea's Food Security Vulnerable SOUTH KOREA - A new report from the Samsung chaebol advocates a Korean domestic and international food revolution, writes John Berthelsen for Asia Sentinel. ...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Korea Creates National Grain Procurement System KOREA - In response to growing concerns about food security, Korea recently announced the creation of a national grain procurement system. ...
Friday, November 19, 2010
USGC Consultants Promote US Advantage in KoreaSOUTH KOREA - The US Grains Council recently sent two consultants to a feed grain trade seminar in Korea to talk about issues relating to US corn supply and demand as well as how to price distiller’s...
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Surplus Rice To Become Animal FeedSOUTH KOREA – Authorities in South Korea will allow rice produced five years ago to be used as feed for livestock in a bid to reduce the country's surplus....
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wheat Area 'Doubles In 2010'SOUTH KOREA – Estimates for wheat planting in South Korea, Asia's second-biggest importer of grains, have more than doubled this season, exceeding government forecasts....
Monday, March 29, 2010
Govt Should Reduce Rice SubsidiesSOUTH KOREA – A growing amount of unsold rice in South Korea means that the government needs to reduce subsidies for the crop, a minister said....
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
More Biodiesel to be Added to Regular FuelSOUTH KOREA - Korea plans to increase the amount of biodiesel in its regular diesel next year to help cut back on carbon dioxide emissions and reduce dirt released into the atmosphere as a result...
Monday, August 24, 2009
Company to Increase Biodiesel OutputKOREA, SOUTH - SK Chemicals Co. plans to increase production of biodiesel as it expects the renewable energy sector to grow and competition to increase in its core business of making chemicals,...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
LG Display Focuses on Thin-Film Solar Cell BusinessSOUTH KOREA - LG Display, a leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, is planning to focus its R&D capabilities on a thin-film type solar cell and...
Friday, June 12, 2009
Acciona Completes Wind Farm in South KoreaSOUTH KOREA - Spanish wind energy company Acciona has completed the grid connection of the 61.5MW Yeong Yang wind farm in South Korea....
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Korea to Plant Seaweed ForestsSOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government is to establish seaweed forests on the east and south coasts over the next 10 years to grow edible seaweed and to produce bio-ethanol....
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