Domestic chicken self-sufficiency rate collapses to 80% in South Korea

The livestock industry, which started off with new hopes in the year of Gapjin, is preparing to bid farewell to the year of Gapjin and welcome the new year of Eulsa. Throughout this year, livestock farmers have worked hard to ensure stable livestock farming despite difficult conditions such as record-breaking heat waves and soaring production costs. It has also been a difficult year in terms of policy and quarantine, with the failure of the Korean Beef Act, the spread of livestock infectious diseases, the dispute over the expansion of the breeding area for laying hens, and the continued quota tariff on chicken. The Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper will look back on the eventful year of Gapjin through ‘Issues of 2024 by Livestock Type.’ Issues that have persisted in the broiler industry for years have continued this year, tormenting broiler farmers and affiliated companies. According to the broiler industry, news has been coming since the beginning of the year that the ...