"In the era of tariff-free imported dairy products, a breakthrough must be found through premium and public catering"

A Single Voice from the Dairy Industry Not only dairy farmers and dairy companies, but also government efforts and budget are needed. Amidst the worsening hardships of dairy farmers due to the reduction in contract volumes by dairy companies and the zero-tariff treatment of imported dairy products, there is a growing call for the need to activate consumption through the diversification of premium products and public catering. Since last year, when Namyang Dairy reduced its raw milk contract volume by 17%, and this year, when Maeil Dairy reduced it by 12%, a sense of crisis has been rising in the dairy industry. In particular, as sterilized imported milk has been imported duty-free since this year, there is an urgent demand for measures to expand milk consumption. Indeed, the tariff on U.S. milk, which was 2.4%, has been completely abolished starting this month, and European milk is scheduled to be imported duty-free starting July. Professor Hong-gu Lee from the Department of ...