South Korean pork ‘stable price’ sweeps hearts

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 worked hard in the field to ensure stable livestock farming despite difficult conditions such as the worst heat wave in history and soaring production costs. It was also 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 ‘2024 Issues by Livestock Type.’ The pork industry was expected to have a difficult year due to the influx of imported products and the continued economic recession. However, thanks to the steady consumption of domestic pork by consumers, the price of pork in 2024 has ...