Imported goat meat surges... introduction of traceability system to protect farms

Published 2025년 11월 18일

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[Rural Economy and Agriculture Newspaper=Reporter Kim Shin-ji] Recently, as the volume of imported goat meat has increased sharply in the domestic goat meat market, there is a suggestion that the introduction of a traceability system is necessary to promote the consumption of domestic goat meat and to protect goat farmers. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute, the volume of imported goat meat increased by about 5.2 times from 1,570 tons in 2015 to 8,143 tons last year, and the self-sufficiency rate of goat meat stood at 37.7% as of 2023. In response, those involved in the goat industry pointed out that although the number of domestic goat farms, which stood at 12,630 as of 2023, is the second highest among major livestock species after Hanwoo, there is a lack of systems and statistics to manage them.

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Import volume of goat meat 5.2 times higher compared to 2015 Recently, there has been a sharp increase in the volume of imported goods in the domestic goat meat market, prompting the suggestion that the introduction of a traceability system is necessary to promote the consumption of domestic goat meat and protect goat farmers. According to the Korea Rural Economic Institute, the import volume of goat meat increased from 1,570 tons in 2015 to 8,143 tons last year, a rise of about 5.2 times, and the self-sufficiency rate of goat meat stood at 37.7% as of 2023. Goat industry officials pointed out that although the number of domestic goat farms, at 12,630 as of 2023, is the second highest among major livestock species after Hanwoo, there is a lack of systems and statistics to manage them. Man-sik Lee, Chairman of the Korean Black Goat Association, argued that "the increase in imported goat meat is intensifying competition with domestic goat meat, and transparency needs to be secured ...

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